manducus

Latin

Etymology

    From mandō (“to chew”) +‎ -ūcus

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mandūcus m (genitive mandūcī); second declension

    1. glutton
    2. a ludicrous masked figure representing a person chewing in processions and comedies

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative mandūcus mandūcī
    genitive mandūcī mandūcōrum
    dative mandūcō mandūcīs
    accusative mandūcum mandūcōs
    ablative mandūcō mandūcīs
    vocative mandūce mandūcī

    Derived terms

    References

    • “manducus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • manducus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
    • “manducus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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