bucolic

English
WOTD – 24 May 2007

Pronunciation
  • (UK) enPR: byo͞okŏʹlĭk, IPA(key): /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/
  • (US) enPR: byo͞okäʹlĭk, IPA(key): /bjuˈkɑlɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
  • Hyphenation: bu‧col‧ic

Etymology 1

From Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”), from βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowherd”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + -κολος (-kolos, “keeper, tender”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”)) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

Adjective

bucolic (comparative more bucolic, superlative most bucolic)

  1. Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
  2. Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
  3. Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
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Etymology 2

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus.

Noun

bucolic (plural bucolics)

  1. A pastoral poem.
  2. A rustic, peasant.
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