LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounirregular, variously declined, first declension, third declension

Lūca bōs

Lūca bōs f (genitive Lūcae bovis)
Classical[ˈɫuː.ka ˈboːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.ka ˈbɔs]

Meaning

  1. Lucanian cow (an epithet for elephant)
    c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 5.1302
    c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 5.1339

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLūca bōsLūcae bovēs
genitiveLūcae bovisLūcārum boum
Lūcārum bovum, Lūcārum boverum
dativeLūcae bovīLūcīs bōbus
Lūcīs būbus, Lūcīs bovibus
accusativeLūcam bovemLūcās bovēs
ablativeLūcā boveLūcīs bōbus
Lūcīs būbus, Lūcīs bovibus
vocativeLūca bōsLūcae bovēs

Lūca bos, v. Lucani, D.

Origins

Lūca (“Lucanian”) + bōs (“cow”), to mean elephant because the Romans first saw elephants in Heraclea, a city in Lucania, as part of Pyrrhus of Epirus's army.

Quick answers

What does Lūca bōs mean in Latin?
Lūca bōs, a noun, means “Lucanian cow (an epithet for elephant)”.
What is the genitive of Lūca bōs?
The genitive singular is Lūcae bovis. Lūca bōs is irregular, variously declined, first declension, third declension.
How do you pronounce Lūca bōs?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.ka ˈboːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.ka ˈbɔs].