Bocchus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βόκχος (Bókkhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbok.kʰus/, [ˈbɔkːʰʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbok.kus/, [ˈbɔkːus]
Proper noun
Bocchus m sg (genitive Bocchī); second declension
- A king of Mauritania and father-in-law of Jugurtha
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bocchus |
| Genitive | Bocchī |
| Dative | Bocchō |
| Accusative | Bocchum |
| Ablative | Bocchō |
| Vocative | Bocche |
References
- Bocchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Bocchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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