petulcus
Latin
Etymology
From petō (“I attack”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈtul.kus/, [pɛˈtʊɫ.kʊs]
Adjective
petulcus (feminine petulca, neuter petulcum); first/second declension
- butting (of horns or head)
- wanton, frisky
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | petulcus | petulca | petulcum | petulcī | petulcae | petulca | |
| Genitive | petulcī | petulcae | petulcī | petulcōrum | petulcārum | petulcōrum | |
| Dative | petulcō | petulcae | petulcō | petulcīs | petulcīs | petulcīs | |
| Accusative | petulcum | petulcam | petulcum | petulcōs | petulcās | petulca | |
| Ablative | petulcō | petulcā | petulcō | petulcīs | petulcīs | petulcīs | |
| Vocative | petulce | petulca | petulcum | petulcī | petulcae | petulca | |
References
- petulcus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- petulcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette