Baucis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαυκίς (Baukís).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbau̯.kis/, [ˈbäu̯kɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbau̯.t͡ʃis/, [ˈbäːu̯t͡ʃis]

Proper noun

Baucis f sg (genitive Baucidis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Philemon, who gave hospitality to Zeus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Baucis
Genitive Baucidis
Dative Baucidī
Accusative Baucidem
Ablative Baucide
Vocative Baucis

References
  • “Baucis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Baucis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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