bucc
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“male deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (“ram”). Akin to Old High German boc, Old Norse bukkr, Old English bucca (“buck, male goat”).
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Noun edit
bucc m
- buck (male deer)
Declension edit
Declension of bucc (strong a-stem)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”); perhaps representing a corruption of a diminutive ( + -uc) from Proto-West Germanic *būkuk (“miniature vessel”).
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Noun edit
būcc m
- Alternative form of būc (“belly”)