uluccus

Latin

Etymology

From or related to ulula; ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

uluccus m (genitive uluccī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin, Italy)

1. tawny owl

   Synonyms: ulula, cavannus

   • 9th c., Unknown, Commenta Bernensia 8.55:

     Ululae: aves de ululatu dictae, cuius deminutivum est uluccus, sicut Itali dicunt; quam avem Galli cavannum nuncupant.

     Ululae: birds named from their cry, the diminutive of which [word] is uluccus, as the Italians say; this bird the Gauls name cavannus.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	uluccus	uluccī
Genitive	uluccī	uluccōrum
Dative	uluccō	uluccīs
Accusative	uluccum	uluccōs
Ablative	uluccō	uluccīs
Vocative	ulucce	uluccī

Descendants

• Italian: allocco