LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

botulus

botulus m (genitive botulī)
Classical[ˈbɔ.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesausage, black pudding

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebotulusbotulī
genitivebotulībotulōrum
dativebotulōbotulīs
accusativebotulumbotulōs
ablativebotulōbotulīs
vocativebotulebotulī

bŏtŭlus, i, m. (orig. like φύσκη and the Ital. budello, derived from the Lat.; Fr. boyau, an intestine; hence like the somewhat differently formed derivatives, Ital. boldone and boldonuccio; Fr. boudin; Engl. pudding),
I. a sausage (very rare; acc. to Gell. 17, 7, 11, a vulgar word, used by Laber. for farcimen): botulus genus farciminis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 35 Müll.; Mart. 14, 72; Petr. 49 fin; Apic. 2, 5; Arn. 2, 73; Tert. Apol. 9. —
II. Meton., a stomach filled with delicacies, Tert. Jejun. adv. Psych. c. 1.

Origins

Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“swelling”), borrowed through an Osco-Umbrian language; compare Proto-Germanic *kweþuz (“belly, womb”) and German Kuttel (“chitterlings”), Latin beccus.

Descendants
  • Catalanbull
  • GermanBotulin
  • Englishbotulinfrom German Botulin
  • Italianbotulinofrom German Botulin
  • GermanBotulismus
  • Catalanbotulismefrom German Botulismus
  • Englishbotulismfrom German Botulismus
  • Frenchbotulismefrom German Botulismus
  • Italianbotulismofrom German Botulismus
  • Spanishbotulismofrom German Botulismus

In English words that came into English from botulus

  • puddingbotellus
  • bowelbotellus
  • botulismbotulus
  • botulinbotulus
  • botuliformbotulus
  • botulinumbotulus
  • botulotoxinbotulus

Quick answers

What does botulus mean in Latin?
botulus, a noun, means “sausage, black pudding”.
What is the genitive of botulus?
The genitive singular is botulī. botulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce botulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔ.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔː.tu.lus].
Which English words come from botulus?
English words that go back to Latin botulus include botulism, botulin, botuliform, botulinum, botulotoxin and pudding.