buglossa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin būglōssa.

Pronunciation

Noun

buglossa f (plural buglosses)

  1. Italian bugloss (Anchusa azurea)
    Synonyms: boleng, borratja borda, llengua bovina, llengua de vaca

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek βούγλωσσα (boúglōssa, literally ox tongue), from βοῦς (boûs, ox) + γλῶσσα (glôssa, tongue).

Pronunciation

Noun

būglōssa f (genitive būglōssae); first declension

  1. oxtongue, bugloss (plant)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative būglōssa būglōssae
Genitive būglōssae būglōssārum
Dative būglōssae būglōssīs
Accusative būglōssam būglōssās
Ablative būglōssā būglōssīs
Vocative būglōssa būglōssae

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: buglossa
  • French: buglosse

References

  • buglossa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • buglossa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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