LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

brūchus

brūchus m (genitive brūchī)
Classical[ˈbruː.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbruː.kus]

Meaning

  1. a kind of wingless locust or grasshopper
    'Dixit, et venit locústa, et bruchus, cuius non erat numerus (He spoke and there came locusts and grasshoppers without number, Latin Psalter, Ps 104:34)
  2. New Latina bean weevil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebrūchusbrūchī
genitivebrūchībrūchōrum
dativebrūchōbrūchīs
accusativebrūchumbrūchōs
ablativebrūchōbrūchīs
vocativebrūchebrūchī

brūchus, i, m., = βροῦχος or βροῦκος,
I. a kind of locust without wings, Prud. Ham. 229; Vulg. Lev. 11, 22 al.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βροῦκος~βροῦχος (broûkos~broûkhos).

Descendants
  • Italianbruco
  • Portuguesebruco
  • Galicianburgo
  • TranslingualBruchus

Quick answers

What does brūchus mean in Latin?
brūchus, a noun, means “a kind of wingless locust or grasshopper; a bean weevil”.
What is the genitive of brūchus?
The genitive singular is brūchī. brūchus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce brūchus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbruː.kʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbruː.kus].