LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

grāculus

grāculus m (genitive grāculī, feminine grācula)
Classical[ˈɡraː.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. chough
  2. jackdaw

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrāculusgrāculī
genitivegrāculīgrāculōrum
dativegrāculōgrāculīs
accusativegrāculumgrāculōs
ablativegrāculōgrāculīs
vocativegrāculegrāculī

grācŭlus (gracc-), i, m. from its note gra gra, Quint. 1, 6, 37; Isid. Orig. 12, 7, 45,
I. a jackdaw, Corvus monedula, Linn.; Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 201; 11, 47, 107, § 256; 8, 27, 41, § 101; Phaedr. 1, 3, 4; Mart. 1, 116, 6. —
b. Prov.
(a). Vetus adagium est: Nihil cum fidibus graculo, i. e. ignorant persons have nothing to do with poetry, Gell. N. A. praef. § 19.—
(b). Graculus Aesopi, i. e. one who decks himself out in borrowed plumes, makes a fine show with other people's property, Tert. adv. Val. 12 (cf. Phaedr. 1, 3).

Origins

From *grācō + -ulus, from a Proto-Indo-European root *grāk-, related to *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”), ultimately likely onomatopoeic. Compare Proto-Slavic *grakati (“to croak”) and in the Germanic branch English croak and Old Norse krákr (“crow”), kráka (“raven”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegralho
  • Spanishgrajo
  • Aragonesegrallo
  • Asturiangrayu
Elsewhere
  • Romaniangraurfrom Late Latin grāulus
  • Romaniangraurefrom Late Latin grāulus
Italo-Romance
  • Italiangracchio
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangrall
Borrowings
  • Englishgracklefrom Translingual Gracula

Quick answers

What does grāculus mean in Latin?
grāculus, a noun, means “chough; jackdaw”.
What is the genitive of grāculus?
The genitive singular is grāculī. grāculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce grāculus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡraː.ku.lus].