raucus

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Latin

Etymology

From rāvis (“hoarseness”) +‎ -cus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

raucus (feminine rauca, neuter raucum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. hoarse
  2. harsh, rough, grating, husky (sound)
  3. raucous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative raucus rauca raucum raucī raucae rauca
genitive raucī raucae raucī raucōrum raucārum raucōrum
dative raucō raucae raucō raucīs
accusative raucum raucam raucum raucōs raucās rauca
ablative raucō raucā raucō raucīs
vocative rauce rauca raucum raucī raucae rauca

Descendants

References

  • “raucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “raucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • raucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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