-bulcus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *-bʰolḱ-os (“supporter”) from the root *bʰelḱ-, whence also Latin fulciō (“to support”). Traditionally connected with Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “guard”), though this is phonologically unconvincing.[1]

Suffix

-bulcus m (genitive -bulcī); second declension

  1. -herd
    ‎sūs (“swine”) + ‎-bulcus → ‎subulcus (“swineherd”)
    ‎bōs (“ox”) + ‎-bulcus → ‎bubulcus (“ox-driver”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative -bulcus -bulcī
genitive -bulcī -bulcōrum
dative -bulcō -bulcīs
accusative -bulcum -bulcōs
ablative -bulcō -bulcīs
vocative -bulce -bulcī

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -bulcus
aububulcus
bubulcus
subulcus

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-bulcus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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