runca
See also: runča
Latin
Etymology 1
Back-formation from runcō (“to weed”).
Noun
runca f (genitive runcae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a weed, especially a bramble, thorny bush
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | runca | runcae |
| genitive | runcae | runcārum |
| dative | runcae | runcīs |
| accusative | runcam | runcās |
| ablative | runcā | runcīs |
| vocative | runca | runcae |
Etymology 2
Verb
runcā
- second-person singular present active imperative of runcō
References
- runca, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- "runca", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Sicilian
Etymology
Back formation from Latin runco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐun.ka/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: rùn‧ca
Noun
runca f (plural runchi)
- (obsolete) a billhook
Derived terms
- runcigghiu
- runculiḍḍa
- rùncula
Related terms
- arrancari