manducus

Latin

Etymology

From mandō (“to chew”) +‎ -ūcus

Pronunciation

Noun

mandūcus m (genitive mandūcī); second declension

  1. glutton
  2. a ludicrous masked figure representing a person chewing in processions and comedies

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative mandūcus mandūcī
genitive mandūcī mandūcōrum
dative mandūcō mandūcīs
accusative mandūcum mandūcōs
ablative mandūcō mandūcīs
vocative mandūce mandūcī

Derived terms

References

  • “manducus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • manducus in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • manducus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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