holcus

See also: Holcus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), from ἕλκω (hélkō, “to draw”). Doublet of sulcus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhol.kus/, [ˈhɔɫ.kʊs]

Noun

holcus f (genitive holcī); second declension

  1. a sort of grain

Declension

Second declension.

Case 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
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