holcus
See also: Holcus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɔɫ.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔl.kus]
Noun
holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension
- a sort of grain, mouse-barley (Hordeum murinum)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | holcus | holcī |
| genitive | holcī | holcōrum |
| dative | holcō | holcīs |
| accusative | holcum | holcōs |
| ablative | holcō | holcīs |
| vocative | holce | holcī |
Descendants
References
- “holcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- holcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.