bucc

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bukk, 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/, [buk]

Noun

bucc m

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

Related terms

bucca

Descendants

Middle English: bukke, bucke, buk, bocke, bucce, boke, buc
- English: buck
- Scots: buk, buke, buik
- Yola: buch

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”); perhaps representing a corruption of a diminutive ( +‎ -uc) from Proto-West Germanic *būkuk (“miniature vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːkk/, [buːk]

Noun

būcc m

Alternative form of būc (“belly”)

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