LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

carrūca

carrūca f (genitive carrūcae)
Classical[karˈruː.ka]Ecclesiastical[karˈruː.ka]

Meaning

  1. A chariot.
  2. A coach, carriage (four-wheeled).
  3. Medieval LatinA heavy wheeled plow.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarrūcacarrūcae
carūcae
genitivecarrūcae
carūcae		carrūcārum
carūcārum
dativecarrūcae
carūcae		carrūcīs
carūcīs
accusativecarrūcam
carūcam		carrūcās
carūcās
ablativecarrūcācarrūcīs
carūcīs
vocativecarrūcacarrūcae
carūcae

carrūca and carrūcha, ae. f.,
I. a sort of four-wheeled travelling and state coach (not before the empire), Plin. 33, 11, 49, § 140; Suet. Ner. 30; Mart. 3, 47, 13; 3, 62, 5; 12, 24, 2; Lampr. Elag. 31 al.; cf. Becker, Gall. 3, p. 12 sq.
Carrūca, ae, f.,
I. a town in Hispania Baetica, north of Munda, Auct. B. Hisp. 27, 5.

Origins

From carrus, probably from Transalpine Gaulish.

Descendants
  • Englishcarruca
  • Frenchcharrue
  • Italiancarruca
  • Italiancarrozza
  • Italiancarroccia
  • Romaniancăruță
  • Spanishcarruca
  • Albaniankarrocë
  • Ancient Greekκαροῦχα
  • Galiciancharrúafrom French charrue

In English words that came into English from carrūca

  • karozzincarrus
  • carucatecarucata
  • carucagecarrucagium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCarrucaCarruca a carriage used in imperial times, and first mentioned by Pliny (H.N. 33.140). Like the reda [REDA], it was a travelling carriage on four whee…

Quick answers

What does carrūca mean in Latin?
carrūca, a noun, means “A chariot.; A coach, carriage (four-wheeled).; A heavy wheeled plow.”.
What is the genitive of carrūca?
The genitive singular is carrūcae. carrūca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce carrūca?
In classical Latin, [karˈruː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈruː.ka].
Which English words come from carrūca?
English words that go back to Latin carrūca include karozzin, carucate and carucage.