noun · femininefirst declension
auca
auca f (genitive aucae)
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininegoose
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auca | aucae |
| genitive | aucae | aucārum |
| dative | aucae | aucīs |
| accusative | aucam | aucās |
| ablative | aucā | aucīs |
| vocative | auca | aucae |
Origins
From avis (“bird”) + -ica (relational suffix), with regular syncope of short /i/. Compare Latin auceps < *awikaps or aucella < avicella. Attested in Avienius and late glosses.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanoca
- Frenchoiefrom Old French oie
- Occitanauca
- Franco-Provençalôca
- Franco-Provençalôye
- Franc-Comtoisôyefrom Old French oie
- Normanouaïefrom Old French oie
- Normanouaiefrom Old French oie
- Normanouéefrom Old French oie
- Aragoneseaucafrom Gascon auca
Italo-Romance
- Italianoca
- Sardinianocafrom Italian oca
- Sicilianoca
Ibero-Romance
- PortugueseOuca
- Spanishoca
- Leoneseouca
Dalmatian
- unknownjauca
North Italian
- Friulianocje
- Friulianauce
- Istriotuoca
- Ladinalcia
- Piedmonteseòca
- Romanshauca
- Romanshoca
- Romanshocha
- Venetanoca