LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

būbōnicus

būbōnicus (feminine būbōnica, neuter būbōnicum)
Classical[buːˈboː.nɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[buˈbɔː.ni.kus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveOf or pertaining to buboes; of the plague.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebūbōnicusbūbōnicabūbōnicum
genitivebūbōnicībūbōnicaebūbōnicī
dativebūbōnicōbūbōnicaebūbōnicō
accusativebūbōnicumbūbōnicambūbōnicum
ablativebūbōnicōbūbōnicābūbōnicō
vocativebūbōnicebūbōnicabūbōnicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebūbōnicībūbōnicaebūbōnica
genitivebūbōnicōrumbūbōnicārumbūbōnicōrum
dativebūbōnicīsbūbōnicīsbūbōnicīs
accusativebūbōnicōsbūbōnicāsbūbōnica
ablativebūbōnicīsbūbōnicīsbūbōnicīs
vocativebūbōnicībūbōnicaebūbōnica

Origins

From Medieval Latin būbōnēs (“buboes”) + -icus; from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbubònic
  • Englishbubonic
  • Frenchbubonique
  • Portuguesebubónicofrom French bubonique
  • Italianbubbonico
  • Spanishbubónico

Quick answers

What does būbōnicus mean in Latin?
būbōnicus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to buboes; of the plague.”.
How do you pronounce būbōnicus?
In classical Latin, [buːˈboː.nɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈbɔː.ni.kus].