vitulus

1. (declension-2, masculine) a bull calf
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, declension-2, masculine) clipping of vitulus marīnus (“seal”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɪ.tʊ.ɫʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wetelos, from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”), same source as Ancient Greek ἔταλον (étalon), Albanian viç, English wether, Scots weddir, woddir, wadder (“wether”), Dutch weder, weer (“wether”), German Widder (“wether, ram”), Swedish vädur (“wether, ram”), Icelandic veður (“wether, ram”). See also Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλός (Ītalós).

Concepts

calf

bull calf

Synonyms

vitellus

Translations

vitello

veau

Kalb

becerro

ternero

bezerro

cielę

kalf

buzağı

μοσχάρι

vedell

dana

novilho

terneiro

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