Bucca
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From bucca (“jaw, cheeks”), of uncertain etymology. In Atellan Farce, the character of "Buccus" was a fat-cheeked gluttonous and boastful country buffoon.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.ka/, [ˈbʊkːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.ka/, [ˈbukːä]
Proper noun edit
Bucca m sg (genitive Buccae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bucca |
| Genitive | Buccae |
| Dative | Buccae |
| Accusative | Buccam |
| Ablative | Buccā |
| Vocative | Bucca |
References edit
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.