bucc

bucc

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“male deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (“ram”). Akin to Old High German boc, Old Norse bukkr, Old English bucca (“buck, male goat”).

Alternative forms

• buc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukk/

Noun

bucc m

1. buck (male deer)

Declension

Declension of bucc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bucc	buccas
accusative	bucc	buccas
genitive	bucces	bucca
dative	bucce	buccum

Descendants

• Middle English: buc, bucke, bukke
  • English: buck

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”).

Noun

būcc m

1. Alternative form of būc (“belly”)