Bucculeius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /buk.kuˈleː.i.us/, [bʊkːʊˈɫ̪eːiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buk.kuˈle.i.us/, [bukːuˈlɛːius]
Proper noun edit
Bucculēius m sg (genitive Bucculēiī or Bucculēī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Bucculeius, a Roman scholar
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bucculēius |
| Genitive | Bucculēiī Bucculēī1 |
| Dative | Bucculēiō |
| Accusative | Bucculēium |
| Ablative | Bucculēiō |
| Vocative | Bucculēī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “M. Bucculeius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray