holcus
See also: Holcus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhol.kus/, [ˈhɔɫ.kʊs]
Noun
holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension
- a sort of grain
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | holcus | holcī |
| Genitive | holcī | holcōrum |
| Dative | holcō | holcīs |
| Accusative | holcum | holcōs |
| Ablative | holcō | holcīs |
| Vocative | holce | holcī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Holcus
References
- holcus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- holcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette