bovulus
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From bōs, bovis (“bull”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.vu.lus]
Noun
bovulus m (genitive bovulī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
- diminutive of bōs small bull, calf
- Synonym: vitulus
- 13th c., Albertus Magnus, De animalibus, 5.49[1]:
- sivе vitula et bovulus parvus grossiorem habet tauro magno
- even a heifer and a smal calf have a greater [voice] than a big ox
References
- ^ Stadler, Hermann, editor (1916), “De animalibus libri XXVI. Band 1: Buch I–XII enthaltend”, in Beiträge zur Geschichte der Philosophie des Mittelalters, volume 15, Münster, page 429