noun · neutersecond declension
volūcrum
volūcrum n (genitive volūcrī)
Meaning
- Medieval Latinpurse
Ostendebat enim nobis ante die tertia rex duo volucra, species et diversis ornamentis referta, quae praeciebantur amplius quam tria milia solidorum; sed et saccolum cum nummismati auri pondere, tendentem quasi duo milia.
c. 538 CE – 594 CE, Gregory of Tours, Libri Historiarum 5
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | volūcrum | volūcra |
| genitive | volūcrī | volūcrōrum |
| dative | volūcrō | volūcrīs |
| accusative | volūcrum | volūcra |
| ablative | volūcrō | volūcrīs |
| vocative | volūcrum | volūcra |
Origins
Seemingly a late variant of involūcrum (“covering, wrapping”).