buglossa

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek βούγλωσσα (boúglōssa, literally “ox tongue”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /buːˈɡloːs.sa/, [buːˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buˈɡlos.sa/, [buˈɡlɔsːä]

Noun

būglōssa f (genitive būglōssae); first declension

  1. oxtongue, bugloss (plant)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative būglōssa būglōssae
Genitive būglōssae būglōssārum
Dative būglōssae būglōssīs
Accusative būglōssam būglōssās
Ablative būglōssā būglōssīs
Vocative būglōssa būglōssae

Synonyms

References
  • “buglossa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • buglossa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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