Dacus

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Translingual

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Proper noun

Dacus

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tephritidae – certain flies.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dācia +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Noun

Dācus m (genitive Dācī, feminine Dāca); second declension

  1. a Dacian, a Dacian man or person, a Dacian tribesman

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative Dācus Dāca Dācī Dācae
genitive Dācī Dācae Dācōrum Dācārum
dative Dācō Dācae Dācīs Dācīs
accusative Dācum Dācam Dācōs Dācās
ablative Dācō Dācā Dācīs Dācīs
vocative Dāce Dāca Dācī Dācae

References

  • Dacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Dacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.