noun · femininefirst declension
rocca
rocca f (genitive roccae)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinfemininerock
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rocca | roccae |
| genitive | roccae | roccārum |
| dative | roccae | roccīs |
| accusative | roccam | roccās |
| ablative | roccā | roccīs |
| vocative | rocca | roccae |
Origins
Uncertain; seemingly from a non-Indo-European substrate. First attested in a document from France dating to AD 767.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanroca
- Portugueserocafrom Catalan roca
- Spanishrocafrom Catalan roca
- Occitanròca
- Occitanròcha
- Basquearrokafrom Occitan ròca
- Old Frenchroche, roque
Italo-Romance
- Italianrocca
- Sardinianroccafrom Italian rocca
- Sicilianrocca
Balkano-Romance
- Aromanianarocut
Gallo-Italic
- Ligurianroca
- Piedmonteseroca
In English words that came into English from rocca
- rockrocca