What does petulcus mean in Latin?

petulcus, a adjective, means “butting (of horns or head); wanton, frisky”.

How do you pronounce petulcus?

In classical Latin, [pɛˈtʊɫ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈtul.kus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

petulcus (feminine petulca, neuter petulcum)

Classical[pɛˈtʊɫ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈtul.kus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	petulcus	petulca	petulcum
genitive	petulcī	petulcae	petulcī
dative	petulcō	petulcae	petulcō
accusative	petulcum	petulcam	petulcum
ablative	petulcō	petulcā	petulcō
vocative	petulce	petulca	petulcum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	petulcī	petulcae	petulca
genitive	petulcōrum	petulcārum	petulcōrum
dative	petulcīs	petulcīs	petulcīs
accusative	petulcōs	petulcās	petulca
ablative	petulcīs	petulcīs	petulcīs
vocative	petulcī	petulcae	petulca

pĕtulcus, a, um, adj. peto; cf. petulans init.,

I. butting, apt to butt, with the horns or head (poet. and post-Aug.).

I. Lit.: agni, Lucr. 2, 368: haedi, Verg. G. 4, 10: caper velaries, Col. 7, 3, 5.—

II. Transf., frisky, wanton: haedi petulci dicti ab appetendo: unde et meretrices petulcas vocamus, Serv. Verg. G. 4, 10.

Uncertain, perhaps from *petulō + -cus, from petō; compare petulāns and hiulcus.

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