dravoca

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥Hwā[1]. Compare English tare, Welsh drewg (“darnel”), Ancient Greek δάρατος (dáratos, “bread”) and Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā, “panic grass, millet”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdra.wo.ka/, [ˈdra.wɔ.ka]

Noun

dravoca f (genitive dravocae); first declension

  1. darnel, cockle, tare

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dravoca dravocae
Genitive dravocae dravocārum
Dative dravocae dravocīs
Accusative dravocam dravocās
Ablative dravocā dravocīs
Vocative dravoca dravocae

Synonyms

References
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “dravoca”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 374
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