Bovillae
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See also: bovillae
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bovilla (“cattle stall”), from bōs (“ox”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /boˈu̯il.lae̯/, [boˈu̯ɪlːʲäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈvil.le/, [boˈvilːe]
Proper noun[edit]
Bovillae f pl (genitive Bovillārum); first declension
- An ancient city in Latium, founded as a colony of Alba Longa
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bovillae |
| Genitive | Bovillārum |
| Dative | Bovillīs |
| Accusative | Bovillās |
| Ablative | Bovillīs |
| Vocative | Bovillae |
| Locative | Bovillīs |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Bovillae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Bovillae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Bovillae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.