LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

buccus

buccus m (genitive buccī)
Classical[ˈbʊk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuk.kus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinehe-goat

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebuccusbuccī
genitivebuccībuccōrum
dativebuccōbuccīs
accusativebuccumbuccōs
ablativebuccōbuccīs
vocativebuccebuccī

Origins

From Frankish *bukk (“buck, goat”), from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz; possibly assisted by Gaulish *bukkos, from Proto-Celtic *bukkos (“goat”).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchboucfrom Old French buc
  • Frenchboukfrom Old French buc
  • Frenchbokfrom Old French buc
  • Frenchboucherfrom Old French buc
  • Englishbutcherfrom Old French buc
  • Franco-Provençalbôc
  • Franco-Provençalboque
  • Franco-Provençalboche
  • Haitian Creoleboukfrom Old French buc
  • Old Frenchbocherfrom Old French buc
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbocfrom Old Catalan boch
  • Occitanboc
  • Aragoneseboc
  • Aragonesebuco
  • Aragoneseboque
Iberian
  • Spanishbodefrom Old Spanish bote
  • Portuguesebodefrom Old Spanish bote
Padanian
  • Piedmonteseboc

In English words that came into English from buccus

  • butcherbuccus

Quick answers

What does buccus mean in Latin?
buccus, a noun, means “he-goat”.
What is the genitive of buccus?
The genitive singular is buccī. buccus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce buccus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊk.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbuk.kus].