maccus
Latin
editEtymology
editUncertain, perhaps from Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos, “mockery”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmak.kus/, [ˈmäkːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmak.kus/, [ˈmäkːus]
Noun
editmaccus m (genitive maccī); second declension
- buffoon; Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce
- (derogatory) simpleton, blockhead, fool
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | maccus | maccī |
Genitive | maccī | maccōrum |
Dative | maccō | maccīs |
Accusative | maccum | maccōs |
Ablative | maccō | maccīs |
Vocative | macce | maccī |
References
edit- “maccus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maccus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.