LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

būcolicus

būcolicus (feminine būcolica, neuter būcolicum)
Classical[buːˈkɔ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[buˈkɔː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to shepherds
  2. adjectivebucolic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebūcolicusbūcolicabūcolicum
būcolicon
genitivebūcolicībūcolicae
būcolicēs		būcolicī
dativebūcolicōbūcolicaebūcolicō
accusativebūcolicum
būcolicon		būcolicam
būcolicēn		būcolicum
būcolicon
ablativebūcolicōbūcolicābūcolicō
vocativebūcolicebūcolicabūcolicum
būcolicon
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebūcolicī
būcolicoe		būcolicaebūcolica
genitivebūcolicōrumbūcolicārumbūcolicōrum
dativebūcolicīsbūcolicīsbūcolicīs
accusativebūcolicōsbūcolicāsbūcolica
ablativebūcolicīsbūcolicīsbūcolicīs
vocativebūcolicī
būcolicoe		būcolicaebūcolica

būcŏlĭcus, a, um, adj., = βουκολικός,
I. pertaining to shepherds, pastoral, bucolic.
I. In gen.: Bucolicōn poëma, Virgil's pastoral poetry, the Bucolics, Col. 7, 10, 8; and absol.: Būcŏlĭca, ōrum, n., = τὰ Βουκολικά, Bucolics, Ov. Tr. 2, 538: Bucolica Theocriti et Vergilii, Gell. 9, 9, 4; cf. Serv. ad Verg. E.1.—
II. Esp.
A. Bucolice tome = βουκολικὴ τομή; in metre, the bucolic cœsura; that of an hexameter whose fourth foot is a dactyl, and ends a word (e. g. Verg. E. 3, 1: Dic mihi, Damoeta, cujum pecus? an Meliboei?), Aus. Ep. 4, 88. —
B. A species of panaces, Plin. 25, 4, 11, § 31.—
C. Būcŏlĭci, ōrum, m., a class of Egyptian soldiers, so called from their place of abode, Bucolica, Capitol. Ant. Phil. 21; Vulcat. Avid. Cass. 6, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”).

Descendants
  • Englishbucolic
  • Frenchbucolique
  • Italianbucolico
  • Portuguesebucólico
  • Spanishbucólico
  • Sicilianbucòlicu

In English words that came into English from būcolicus

  • bucolicbūcolicus

Quick answers

What does būcolicus mean in Latin?
būcolicus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to shepherds; bucolic”.
How do you pronounce būcolicus?
In classical Latin, [buːˈkɔ.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈkɔː.li.kus].