LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

būglōssa

būglōssa f (genitive būglōssae)
Classical[buːˈɡɫoːs.sa]Ecclesiastical[buˈɡlɔs.sa]

Meaning

  1. oxtongue, bugloss (plant)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūglōssabūglōssae
genitivebūglōssaebūglōssārum
dativebūglōssaebūglōssīs
accusativebūglōssambūglōssās
ablativebūglōssābūglōssīs
vocativebūglōssabūglōssae

būglossa (bŭglossa, Aem. Mac. de Buglossa, 1 and 10), ae (būglossŏs, i, Plin. 25, 8, 40, § 81), f., = βούγλωσσος,
I. oxtongue, bugloss, an herb, App. Herb. 11; Ser. Samm. 424.

Origins

Ancient Greek βούγλωσσα (boúglōssa, literally “ox tongue”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbuglossa
  • Frenchbuglosse
  • Englishbuglossfrom French buglosse
  • Norwegian Bokmålbuglossa

Quick answers

What does būglōssa mean in Latin?
būglōssa, a noun, means “oxtongue, bugloss (plant)”.
What is the genitive of būglōssa?
The genitive singular is būglōssae. būglōssa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce būglōssa?
In classical Latin, [buːˈɡɫoːs.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈɡlɔs.sa].