Bovillae

See also: bovillae

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Bobellae, Bobillae
  • Bovilla

Etymology

From bovilla (cattle stall), from bōs (ox).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bovillae f pl (genitive Bovillārum); first declension

  1. an ancient city in Latium, founded as a colony of Alba Longa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Bovillae
genitive Bovillārum
dative Bovillīs
accusative Bovillās
ablative Bovillīs
vocative Bovillae
locative Bovillīs

Derived terms

  • Bovillānus
  • Bovillēnsēs

References

  • 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.