cuculus

See also: Cuculus

Latin

cucūlus (a cuckoo)

Etymology

Echoic of the male bird's mating cry, similar to English cuckoo, Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux), Middle Irish cuach, Polish kukułka, Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila), Finnish kukkua.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kuˈkuː.lus/, [kʊˈkuː.ɫʊs]

Noun

cucūlus m (genitive cucūlī); second declension

  1. cuckoo (bird)
  2. a term of reproach (specifically a cuckold)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cucūlus cucūlī
Genitive cucūlī cucūlōrum
Dative cucūlō cucūlīs
Accusative cucūlum cucūlōs
Ablative cucūlō cucūlīs
Vocative cucūle cucūlī

Descendants

References

  • cuculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cuculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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