LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

būcina

būcina f (genitive būcinae)
Classical[ˈbuː.kɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.t͡ʃi.na]
būccina ; sg. nom.; sg. abl.; sg. voc.

Meaning

  1. bugle
  2. curved war trumpet
  3. Late LatinMedieval Latinany trumpet in general
    Cunctus autem populus videbat voces et lampadas et sonitum bucinae montemque fumantem et perterriti ac pavore concussi steterunt procul.And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smoking; and being terrified and struck with fear, they stood afar off.Vulgate Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Exodus 20:18

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūcina
būccina		būcinae
būccinae
genitivebūcinae
būccinae		būcinārum
būccinārum
dativebūcinae
būccinae		būcinīs
būccinīs
accusativebūcinam
būccinam		būcinās
būccinās
ablativebūcinā
būccinā		būcinīs
būccinīs
vocativebūcina
būccina		būcinae
būccinae

būcĭna (not buccĭna), ae, f., = βυκάνη,
I. a crooked horn or trumpet (while tuba is usually the straight trumpet; cf. Veg. Mil. 3, 3, 5 Stewech.).
I. Lit., a shepherd's horn, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 20: bucina inflata, id. ib. 3, 13, 1; Col. 6, 23, 3; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 29.—
II. Transf.
A. A war-trumpet: bello dat signum rauca cruentum Bucina, Verg. A. 11, 475: quā bucina signum Dira dedit, id. ib. 7, 519.—In gen., as a signal employed in changing the four night-watches, and for waking the soldiers (cf. Dict. of Antiq.): te gallorum, illum bucinarum cantus exsuscitat, Cic. Mur. 9, 22: ubi secundae vigiliae bucinā datum signum esset, Liv. 7, 35, 1; Prop. 4 (5), 4, 63; Sil. 7, 154.—
2. Hence, meton.: ad primam, secundam, etc., bucinam (for vigiliam), at the first, second, etc., watch: ut ad tertiam bucinam praesto essent, Liv. 26, 15, 6.—It was also blown at the end of the evening meal, Tac. A. 15, 30 Nipp. ad loc.—
B. In other spheres of life; so for calling assemblies of the people: bucina datur: homines ex agris concurrunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 96: bucina cogebat priscos ad verba Quirites, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 13. Curt. 3, 3, 8.— For designating the hours of the day (which were divided into four parts), Sen. Thyest. 799; cf. bucino.—
C. Poet., a kind of circular, winding shell on which Triton blew, Triton's shell, Ov. M. 1, 335 and 337; cf. bucinator.—
D. Trop.: foedae bucina famae, the trump of ill fame, Juv. 14, 152; cf. bucinator, II.

Origins

From bōs, bovi- (“cow”) + the root of canō (“sing”).

Descendants
  • Italianbuccina
  • Englishbuccinafrom Italian buccina
  • Frenchbuisinefrom Old French buisine
  • Englishbuisinefrom Old French buisine
  • Frenchbuccinefrom Old French buisine
  • Frenchbusefrom Old French buisine
  • GermanPosaunefrom Old French buisine
  • Englishposaunefrom Old French buisine
  • Catalanbotzinafrom Old Occitan bozina
  • Portuguesebuzina

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBucinaBucina (βυκάνη), a kind of horn-trumpet, originally made out of a shell, in which case it is often, especially in poetry, denoted by concha, Gk. κόχλο…

Quick answers

What does būcina mean in Latin?
būcina, a noun, means “bugle; curved war trumpet; any trumpet in general”.
What is the genitive of būcina?
The genitive singular is būcinae. būcina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce būcina?
In classical Latin, [ˈbuː.kɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbuː.t͡ʃi.na].