What does holcus mean in Latin?

holcus, a noun, means “a sort of grain, mouse-barley (Hordeum murinum)”.

What is the genitive of holcus?

The genitive singular is holcī. holcus is feminine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈhɔɫ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔl.kus].

noun · femininesecond declension

holcus f (genitive holcī)

Classical[ˈhɔɫ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔl.kus]

holcus, i, m., = όλκός,

I. a sort of grain, mouse - barley, Hordeum murinum, Linn.; Plin. 27, 10, 63, § 90.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.

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