bucolic
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) enPR: byo͞okŏʹlĭk, IPA(key): /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/
- (US) enPR: byo͞okäʹlĭk, IPA(key): /bjuˈkɑlɪk/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
- Hyphenation: bu‧col‧ic
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikós, “rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets”, literally “pertaining to cowherds”).
Adjective
editbucolic (comparative more bucolic, superlative most bucolic)
- Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
- The countryside was filled with charming, bucolic scenery, complete with rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and quaint farmhouses.
- 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 71:
- A couple of years later the Metropolitan had reached its own most northerly point, Verney Junction, which was as bucolic as it sounds.
- Relating to the pleasant aspects of rustic country life.
- The cozy bed and breakfast was located in a picturesque, bucolic setting, offering guests a chance to escape the city and enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside.
- Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
- Their traditional clothing and simple way of life reflected their bucolic roots as a community of shepherds and farmers.
- 1992, Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page 27:
- Here we consider a bucolic example.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editrustic, pastoral, country-styled
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pertaining to herdsmen or peasants
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Etymology 2
editFrom Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus.
Noun
editbucolic (plural bucolics)
Translations
edita pastoral poem
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a rustic, peasant
See also
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French bucolique, from Latin bucolicus.
Adjective
editbucolic m or n (feminine singular bucolică, masculine plural bucolici, feminine and neuter plural bucolice)
Declension
editDeclension of bucolic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bucolic | bucolică | bucolici | bucolice | ||
definite | bucolicul | bucolica | bucolicii | bucolicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bucolic | bucolice | bucolici | bucolice | ||
definite | bucolicului | bucolicei | bucolicilor | bucolicelor |
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