Bovillae
See also: bovillae
Latin
Alternative forms
- Bobellae, Bobillae
- Bovilla
Etymology
From bovilla (“cattle stall”), from bōs (“ox”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɔˈwɪl.lae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [boˈvil.le]
Proper noun
Bovillae f pl (genitive Bovillārum); first declension
- 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.