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Latin
Etymology
May be extended from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, thought to originally be a 'relational' suffix (compare -icus). In that case, most likely earlier *-oicos < *-oy-ḱo-s. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-ūcus (feminine -ūca, neuter -ūcum); first/second-declension suffix
- used to form attributive nouns from nominals, often names of plants.
- lact- (“milk”) + -ūcus → lactūca (“lettuce”), literally “ milky ”
- used to form deverbal nouns meaning “one who tends to do X”.
- mandō (“chew”) + -ūcus → mandūcus (“glutton”)
- used to form some adjectives.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms