Turcus
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Latin
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian twlk' (Turk), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥).
Proper noun
Turcus m sg (genitive Turcī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) a Turkish person, a Turk
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | ||
| nominative | Turcus | Turca | Turcī | Turcae | |
| genitive | Turcī | Turcae | Turcōrum | Turcārum | |
| dative | Turcō | Turcae | Turcīs | Turcīs | |
| accusative | Turcum | Turcam | Turcōs | Turcās | |
| ablative | Turcō | Turcā | Turcīs | Turcīs | |
| vocative | Turce | Turca | Turcī | Turcae | |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Turcus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC