bubalus

See also: Bubalus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “buffalo”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.ba.lus/, [ˈbuː.ba.ɫʊs]

Noun

būbalus m (genitive būbalī); second declension

antelope, gazelle
wild ox, buffalo

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	būbalus	būbalī
genitive	būbalī	būbalōrum
dative	būbalō	būbalīs
accusative	būbalum	būbalōs
ablative	būbalō	būbalīs
vocative	būbale	būbalī

Descendants

English: buffalo
French: bubale
Irish: buabhall
Italian: bufalo

Portuguese: búfalo
Romanian: bour
Translingual: Bubalus
Spanish: búbalo, búfalo
Welsh: bual

References

bubalus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bubalus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
bubalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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