LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

bacō

bacō m (genitive bacōnis)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinflitch of bacon

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebacōbacōnēs
genitivebacōnisbacōnum
dativebacōnībacōnibus
accusativebacōnembacōnēs
ablativebacōnebacōnibus
vocativebacōbacōnēs

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *bakō (“ham, flitch”).

Descendants
  • Englishbaconfrom Old French bacon
  • Catalanbacófrom Old Occitan bacon
  • Catalanbaconafrom Old Occitan bacon
  • Occitanbaconfrom Old Occitan bacon
  • Middle Frenchbaconfrom Old French bacon
  • Picardbacônfrom Old French bacon
  • Irishbagúnfrom Old French bacon
  • Scotsbawconfrom Old French bacon
  • Welshbacwnfrom Old French bacon
  • Yolabawkoonfrom Old French bacon

Quick answers

What does bacō mean in Latin?
bacō, a noun, means “flitch of bacon”.
What is the genitive of bacō?
The genitive singular is bacōnis. bacō is masculine, third declension.