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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λευκά (Leuká), from λευκός (leukós, “white”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leuca f sg (genitive Leucae); first declension
- A town in Calabria situated on the southernmost point of Salento
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Leuca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Leuca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Nicolaos Lorentis: Lexicon ton archaion kyrion onomaton tis mythologias, istorias kai geographias., p. 179
Romanian
Etymology
From leucă.
Proper noun
Leuca m (genitive/dative lui Leuca)
- a surname
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică