LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nucha

nucha f (genitive nuchae)
Classical[ˈnʊ.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.ka]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininenape

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenuchanuchae
genitivenuchaenuchārum
dativenuchaenuchīs
accusativenuchamnuchās
ablativenuchānuchīs
vocativenuchanuchae

Origins

From either Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “spinal marrow”) or Arabic نُقْرَة (nuqra, “hollow of the neck”).

Descendants
  • Catalannuca
  • Italiannuca
  • Englishnuchafrom Middle English nucha
  • Occitannuca
  • Frenchnuquefrom Old French nuche
  • Englishnuquefrom Old French nuche
  • Portuguesenuca
  • Spanishnuca
  • Galiciannoca
  • Esperantonuko

Quick answers

What does nucha mean in Latin?
nucha, a noun, means “nape”.
What is the genitive of nucha?
The genitive singular is nuchae. nucha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nucha?
In classical Latin, [ˈnʊ.kʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnuː.ka].