noun · neuterthird declension
būbīle
būbīle n (genitive būbīlis)
Classical[buːˈbiː.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[buˈbiː.le]
Meaning
- a stall for cattle
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | būbīle | būbīlia bovīlia |
| genitive | būbīlis bovīlis | būbīlium bovīlium |
| dative | būbīlī bovīlī | būbīlibus bovīlibus |
| accusative | būbīle | būbīlia bovīlia |
| ablative | būbīlī bovīlī | būbīlibus bovīlibus |
| vocative | būbīle | būbīlia bovīlia |
būbīle (access. form bŏvīle, unus. acc. to Varr. L. L. 8, § 54 Müll.; although used by Cato, acc. to Charis. p. 81; and by Veg. 4, 1, 3), is, n. bos,
I. a stall for oxen:
(boves) reicere in bubile, Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 18 Ritschl; Cato, R. R. 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 13, 1; Col. 1, 6, 4; Phaedr. 2, 8, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
būbīle is, n
bos, a stall for oxen, Ph.
Origins
From bōs (“ox, bull”) + -īle, perhaps via the dative plural būbus.