adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
būbulus
būbulus (feminine būbula, neuter būbulum)
Classical[ˈbuː.bʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.bu.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to cattle, cows, oxen or bulls.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | būbulus | būbula | būbulum |
| genitive | būbulī | būbulae | būbulī |
| dative | būbulō | būbulae | būbulō |
| accusative | būbulum | būbulam | būbulum |
| ablative | būbulō | būbulā | būbulō |
| vocative | būbule | būbula | būbulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | būbulī | būbulae | būbula |
| genitive | būbulōrum | būbulārum | būbulōrum |
| dative | būbulīs | būbulīs | būbulīs |
| accusative | būbulōs | būbulās | būbula |
| ablative | būbulīs | būbulīs | būbulīs |
| vocative | būbulī | būbulae | būbula |
būbŭlus, a, um, adj. bos,
I. of or pertaining to cattle or oxen (class.):
cori, thongs, straps of ox-hide, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 11; and humorously, cottabi, the snapping of such ox-whips (cf. cottabus), id. Trin. 4, 4, 4 Lind.; so also monimenta, for lashes, id. Stich. 1, 2, 6; and, exuviae, id. Most. 4, 1, 26: pecus, neat cattle, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 13: armentum, Col. 1, praef. § 26: fimum, Cato, R. R. 40, 2; Liv. 38, 18, 5: utres, Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 176: lac, cow's milk, id. 11, 41, 96, § 238: caseus, Suet. Aug. 76: cornu, Plin. 13, 25, 51, § 140; used esp. freq. in medicine, Cels. 5, 22, 2; 5, 25, 4; Veg. 6, 27, 6 al.: caro, the flesh of neat cattle, beef, Plin. 28, 10, 43, § 156; so absol.: būbŭla, ae, f. (sc. caro), Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 4; id. Curc. 2, 3, 88; Cels. 2, 24; Apic. 8, 5: jus bubulae, Scrib. Comp. 188 sq.: lingua, a plant, also called buglossa, ox-tongue, Cato, R. R. 40 fin.; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 112.—No comp. or sup.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
būbulus adj.
bos, of neat cattle, of oxen: fimum, L.
Origins
From bōs (“ox, bull”). The formation is obscure: the apparent base, būb-, which is also found in būbīle (“stall for cattle”) and Būbōna (“goddess of oxen”), is unexpected because of the additional -b- (expected is bovi-, bū- or bō-); neither does -ulus usually derive adjectives from nouns.