auca (pluralaucas)
Fromav-(“bird”) +-ica(relational suffix), with regular syncope of /ĭ/. CompareLatinauceps <*awikaps oraucella <avicella.
Attested inAvienius and late glosses.[1]
auca f (genitiveaucae);first declension(Late Latin)
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auca | aucae |
| genitive | aucae | aucārum |
| dative | aucae | aucīs |
| accusative | aucam | aucās |
| ablative | aucā | aucīs |
| vocative | auca | aucae |
Inherited fromOld Occitanauca, fromLate Latinauca, from ClassicalLatinavis(“bird”). CompareCatalanoca,Frenchoie, Franco-Provençaloye, Spanishoca, Italianoca, Romanshauca,ocha.
Inherited fromLate Latinauca, from ClassicalLatinavis(“bird”). CompareFriulianocje,Italian andVenetanoca,Dalmatianjauca,Occitanauca,Catalanoca,Frenchoie.