maccus

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmak.kus/, [ˈmak.kʊs]

Noun

maccus m (genitive maccī); second declension

  1. A buffoon, Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce.
  2. A simpleton, blockhead, fool.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative maccus maccī
Genitive maccī maccōrum
Dative maccō maccīs
Accusative maccum maccōs
Ablative maccō maccīs
Vocative macce maccī

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