maccus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmak.kus/, [ˈmak.kʊs]
Noun
maccus m (genitive maccī); second declension
- A buffoon, Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce.
- A simpleton, blockhead, fool.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | maccus | maccī |
Genitive | maccī | maccōrum |
Dative | maccō | maccīs |
Accusative | maccum | maccōs |
Ablative | maccō | maccīs |
Vocative | macce | maccī |
References
- maccus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maccus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette