LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

subulcus

subulcus m (genitive subulcī)
Classical[sʊˈbʊɫ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈbul.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculineswineherd, a farmer or farmhand who raises and cares for pigs
    ...nec subulci, nec bubulci......neither swineherds nor cowherds...

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubulcussubulcī
genitivesubulcīsubulcōrum
dativesubulcōsubulcīs
accusativesubulcumsubulcōs
ablativesubulcōsubulcīs
vocativesubulcesubulcī

sŭbulcus, i, m. from sus; formed in analogy with bubulcus,
I. a swine-herd, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 14 and 20; Mart. 10, 98, 10; Verg. E. 10, 19 Wagn. (al. bubulci).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*suH-
  2. Proto-Italic*sūs
  3. Latinsubulcus

Latin -bulcus Latin subulcus From sus (“pig, swine”) + -bulcus (“-herd: tender of, carer of”). Compare Ancient Greek σῠβώτης (sŭbṓtēs).

Quick answers

What does subulcus mean in Latin?
subulcus, a noun, means “swineherd, a farmer or farmhand who raises and cares for pigs”.
What is the genitive of subulcus?
The genitive singular is subulcī. subulcus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce subulcus?
In classical Latin, [sʊˈbʊɫ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈbul.kus].
Where does subulcus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *suH- → Proto-Italic *sūs → Latin subulcus.