noun · masculinefirst declension
nacca
nacca m (genitive naccae)
Meaning
- masculinefuller
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nacca | naccae |
| genitive | naccae | naccārum |
| dative | naccae | naccīs |
| accusative | naccam | naccās |
| ablative | naccā | naccīs |
| vocative | nacca | naccae |
nacca (nacta, natta), ae, m., = νάκτης (pure Lat. fullo),
I. a fuller: naccae appellantur vulgo fullones, ut ait Curiatius, quod nauci non sint, i. e. nullius pretii. Idem sentit et Cincius. Quidam aiunt, quod omnia fere opera ex lanā nacae dicantur a Graecis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll.; App. M. 9, p. 227, 22.
Origins
Uncertain. Possibly a loan from hypothetical Ancient Greek *νάκτης, *νάκται (*náktēs, *náktai), an agent noun from νάσσω (nássō, “to squeeze, press together”). Compare νάκος (nákos, “fleece”). Some assume instead that it originates from Etruscan.