Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gaulish *barinākā, Proto-Celtic *barinākos (barnacle, limpet).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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barnēca f (genitive barnēcae); first declension[1]

  1. (Medieval Latin) barnacle goose
  2. (Medieval Latin) barnacle, limpet

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative barnēca barnēcae
Genitive barnēcae barnēcārum
Dative barnēcae barnēcīs
Accusative barnēcam barnēcās
Ablative barnēcā barnēcīs
Vocative barnēca barnēcae

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “berneca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 97