Masculine
sulcus
- (declension-2, masculine) A furrow made by a plow.
- (declension-2, masculine) Ploughing.
- (declension-2, masculine) A long, narrow trench; a ditch.
- (declension-2, masculine, usually) A rut or track.
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈsʊɫ.kʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *solkos, from Proto-Indo-European *solk-o-s (“furrow”), *selk- (“to pull, drag”), whence also Old English sulh. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós), whence doublet holcus.
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