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subulcus.

swineherd;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[sʊˈbʊɫ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[suˈbul.kus]

  1. swineherd, a farmer or farmhand who raises and cares for pigs

    declension-2 · masculine
    ...nec subulci, nec bubulci...
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *suH- Proto-Italic *sūs Latin sus Latin -bulcus Latin subulcus From sus (“pig, swine”) + -bulcus (“-herd: tender of, carer of”). Compare Ancient Greek σῠβώτης (sŭbṓtēs).

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