-ucus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.kus/, [ˈuːkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.kus/, [ˈuːkus]

Suffix

-ūcus (feminine -ūca, neuter -ūcum); first/second-declension suffix

1. used to form the names of certain plants.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-ūcus	-ūcī
Genitive	-ūcī	-ūcōrum
Dative	-ūcō	-ūcīs
Accusative	-ūcum	-ūcōs
Ablative	-ūcō	-ūcīs
Vocative	-ūce	-ūcī

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ucus