Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros). Compare Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh) of the same idea.

Noun

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nauclērus m (genitive nauclērī); second declension

  1. shipmaster, shipowner, skipper

Inflection

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nauclērus nauclērī
Genitive nauclērī nauclērōrum
Dative nauclērō nauclērīs
Accusative nauclērum nauclērōs
Ablative nauclērō nauclērīs
Vocative nauclēre nauclērī
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Descendants

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  • Italian: nocchiero

References

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  • nauclerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nauclerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.