Rocus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈro.kus/, [ˈrɔkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.kus/, [ˈrɔːkus]

Proper noun

Rocus m sg (genitive Rocī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Titus Romilius Rocus Vaticanus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rocus
Genitive	Rocī
Dative	Rocō
Accusative	Rocum
Ablative	Rocō
Vocative	Roce

References

• Rocus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.