Bucolic

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: byoÍžokŏʹlÄ­k, IPA: /bjuːˈkÉ’lɪk/
• US enPR: byoÍžokäʹlÄ­k, IPA: /bjuˈkÉ‘lɪk/
• Rhymes: -É’lɪk
• Hyphenation: bu + col + ic

From Latin būcolicus, from Ancient Greek βουκολικός (boukolikos, "rustic, pastoral; meter used by pastoral poets"), from βουκόλος (boukolos, "cowherd"), from βοῦς (bous, "cow") + -κολος (-colos, "keeper, tender") (which is from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ("to move; to turn (around)")) + -ικός (-icos, "-ic").

Full definition of bucolic

Adjective

1. Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
2. Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.

From Latin būcolicum, neuter substantive of būcolicus

Noun

1. A pastoral poem.
2. A rustic, peasant