maccus

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Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos, “mockery”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maccus m (genitive maccī); second declension

  1. buffoon; Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce
  2. (derogatory) simpleton, blockhead, fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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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