bucco

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See also: Bucco and bucco-

Latin

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Etymology

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From bucca (cheek) +‎ -ō, -ōn- (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

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buccō m (genitive buccōnis); third declension

  1. (derogatory) babbler, fool, blockhead
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative buccō buccōnēs
Genitive buccōnis buccōnum
Dative buccōnī buccōnibus
Accusative buccōnem buccōnēs
Ablative buccōne buccōnibus
Vocative buccō buccōnēs

References

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  • bucco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bucco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.