Obulco
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia (possibly specifically Turduli) name *Ibolka, with ib- perhaps influenced by the common Latin prefix ob-, though why the ending -a (common and acceptable in Latin) changed is unclear.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈbul.koː/, [ɔˈbʊɫ.koː]
Proper noun
Obulcō f (genitive Obulcōnis); third declension
- a city in Hispania Baetica, partially excavated in the southern part of the present-day village of Porcuna, to which it gives its name, approximately 40 mīlle passūs east of Corduba
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Obulcō |
| Genitive | Obulcōnis |
| Dative | Obulcōnī |
| Accusative | Obulcōnem |
| Ablative | Obulcōne |
| Vocative | Obulcō |
Derived terms
- Obulcius
- Obulcōnēnsis
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Ὀβούλκων (Oboúlkōn), Ὄβουλκον (Óboulkon)
References
- Obulco in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Obulco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Villar, Indoeuropeos y no indoeuropeos en la Hispania