subulcus

Latin

Etymology

From sus (“pig, swine”) +‎ -bulcus (“-herd: tender of, carer of”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek σῠβώτης (sŭbṓtēs).

Pronunciation

Noun

subulcus m (genitive subulcī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative subulcus subulcī
genitive subulcī subulcōrum
dative subulcō subulcīs
accusative subulcum subulcōs
ablative subulcō subulcīs
vocative subulce subulcī

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-bulcus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77

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