trumpet (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. tŭba (a straight-tubed instrument, used for the Roman infantry)2. meton., aes, aeris, n.3. buccĭna (orig. a cow's-horn trumpet, of curved shape) • trumpet (subs.): 1. tŭba (a straight-tubed instrument, used for the Roman infantry): Cic.: Ov. 2. meton., aes, aeris, n.: to rouse men by the t., aere ciere viros, Virg. Aen. 6, 165. 3. buccĭna (orig. a cow's-horn trumpet, of curved shape): used to sound the watches, summon the people, etc.: Cic. Mur. 9, 22: Liv. Phr.: signal given by t., classĭcum: used with canere: the signal was given by t., classicum cecinit, Liv. The verb cano is also used without classicum: v. signal (2, 3). So also is used buccĭno, 1 (to blow the buccina, sound the t.): Varr.: Sen. Controv. See also clarion (lituus), horn.