"bovulus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɔː.vu.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: bovulī [genitive]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Italic *gʷōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bōs, bovis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin bovulus From bōs, bovis (“bull”) + -ulus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|bos<t:bull><alt:bōs, bovis>|-ulus|text=+|title=bovulus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Italic *gʷōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bōs, bovis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin bovulus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Osco-Umbrian", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "cow", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "cattle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*gʷṓws", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*gʷōs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-sbl" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bovulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="bovulus"> From bōs, bovis (“bull”) + -ulus. Head templates: {{la-noun|bovulus<2>}} bovulus m (genitive bovulī); second declension, {{tlb|la|Medieval}} (Medieval Latin)
  1. diminutive of bōs small bull, calf Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2, diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: bōs small bull, calf Synonyms: vitulus
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