auca

Occitan

Alternative forms
  • aucha (Auvergne, Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *auca, contraction of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan oca, French oie, Franco-Provençal ôye, Spanish oca, Italian oca, Romansh auca, ocha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈawko]

Noun

auca f (plural aucas)

  1. goose

Further reading
  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 129.

Romansch

Alternative forms
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) oca
  • (Puter, Vallader) ocha

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *auca, contraction of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Friulian ocje, Italian and Venetian oca, Dalmatian jauca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie.

Noun

auca f (plural aucas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) goose
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