LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

beccus

beccus m (genitive beccī)
Classical[ˈbɛk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛk.kus]

Meaning

  1. masculinebeak, bill (especially of a cock)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebeccusbeccī
genitivebeccībeccōrum
dativebeccōbeccīs
accusativebeccumbeccōs
ablativebeccōbeccīs
vocativebeccebeccī

beccus, i, m. Gallic; cf. Fr. bec; Engl. beak,
I. a beak, bill, esp. of a cock; as a cognomen of Antonius Primus, Suet. Vit. 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Celtic*bekkos
  2. Gaulish*bekkosbor.?
  3. Latinbeccus

Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos. If so, then cognate with Middle English pegge (“peg”).

Descendants
  • Frenchbecfrom Old French bec
  • Englishbeakfrom Old French bec
  • Italianbecco
  • Portuguesebicofrom Old Galician-Portuguese bico
  • Catalanbecfrom Old Occitan bec
  • Occitanbècfrom Old Occitan bec
  • Spanishpico
  • Asturianpicu
  • Emilianbèc
  • Franco-Provençalbèc

Quick answers

What does beccus mean in Latin?
beccus, a noun, means “beak, bill (especially of a cock)”.
What is the genitive of beccus?
The genitive singular is beccī. beccus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce beccus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɛk.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɛk.kus].
Where does beccus come from?
Proto-Celtic *bekkos → Gaulish *bekkosbor.? → Latin beccus.