LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

būcētum

būcētum n (genitive būcētī)
Classical[buːˈkeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[buˈt͡ʃɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a pasture for cattle, a cow-pasture

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūcētumbūcēta
būcīta
genitivebūcētī
būcītī
būcētōrum
būcītōrum
dativebūcētō
būcītō
būcētīs
būcītīs
accusativebūcētumbūcēta
būcīta
ablativebūcētō
būcītō
būcētīs
būcītīs
vocativebūcētumbūcēta
būcīta

būcētum (būcīta, ōrum, n., Varr. L. L. 5, § 164 Müll.), i, n. bos,
I. a pasture for cattle, cow-pasture (very rare), Luc. 9, 185; Gell. 11, 1, 1; Sid. Ep. 2, 2.

Origins

Perhaps from bōs (“cow”) + -ētum (“place”), by analogy to fruticētum, salicētum, and senticētum for the epenthetic -c- and būcina (“horn”) and būculus (“young bull”) for the būc- stem form. Others have proposed the combination of bōs with Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”) (whence Proto-Germanic *haiþī (“heath, wasteland”)). This regularly corresponds to the form būcītum, with the form in -ē- due to reanalysis.

Quick answers

What does būcētum mean in Latin?
būcētum, a noun, means “a pasture for cattle, a cow-pasture”.
What is the genitive of būcētum?
The genitive singular is būcētī. būcētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce būcētum?
In classical Latin, [buːˈkeː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈt͡ʃɛː.tum].