botulus
See also: Botulus
Latin
Etymology
Probably a borrowing from Oscan-Umbrian, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“a swelling”); compare Proto-Germanic *kweþuz (“belly, womb”) and German Kuttel (“chitterlings”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.tu.lus/, [ˈbɔ.tʊ.ɫʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | botulus | botulī |
| Genitive | botulī | botulōrum |
| Dative | botulō | botulīs |
| Accusative | botulum | botulōs |
| Ablative | botulō | botulīs |
| Vocative | botule | botulī |
References
- botulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- botulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- botulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- botulus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Walde, Alois (1910), “botulus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 95
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