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buccinum

Dictionary entries

  • buccina, buccinae:

    Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    horn; bugle, watch-horn; (curved) trumpet, war trumpet; shell Triton blew;

    Entry →
    gen. pl.
  • buccinum, buccini:

    Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension

    Frequency:
    Lesser
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    blast on trumpet, trumpet call; kind of shellfish (used for purple dye);

    Entry →
    acc. sg.
    gen. pl.
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.
  • buccinus, buccini:

    Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension

    Frequency:
    Very Rare
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    trumpeter; epithet for cock/rooster;

    Entry →
    acc. sg.
    gen. pl.

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