adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
būcerus
būcerus (feminine būcera, neuter būcerum)
Classical[ˈbuː.kɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.t͡ʃe.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivehorned like an ox
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | būcerus | būcera | būcerum |
| genitive | būcerī | būcerae | būcerī |
| dative | būcerō | būcerae | būcerō |
| accusative | būcerum | būceram | būcerum |
| ablative | būcerō | būcerā | būcerō |
| vocative | būcere | būcera | būcerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | būcerī | būcerae | būcera |
| genitive | būcerōrum | būcerārum | būcerōrum |
| dative | būcerīs | būcerīs | būcerīs |
| accusative | būcerōs | būcerās | būcera |
| ablative | būcerīs | būcerīs | būcerīs |
| vocative | būcerī | būcerae | būcera |
būcĕrus (būcĕrĭus, Lucr. 2, 663), a, um, adj., = βούκερως,
I. having the horns of a bullock, ox-horned (perh. only in the foll. exs.): bucerum pecus de bubus dicimus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.:
bucera saecla, the race of horned caltle, Lucr. 5, 864; so id. 6, 1236; imitated by Ovid: armenta, * Ov. M. 6, 395: buceriae greges, Lucr. 2, 663 (quoted by Non. p. 80, 27, and p. 208, 21).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
būcerus adj.
, βούκερως,ox-horned: armenta, O.
Origins
From Ancient Greek βούκερως (boúkerōs), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).