rocca

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See also: Rocca

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin rocca, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

rocca f (plural rocche)

  1. fortress, stronghold
  2. rock
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the older form rocca, from Gothic rukka, 𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌺𐌰 (rukka), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô, compare Old High German rocko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrok.ka/
  • Rhymes: -okka
  • Hyphenation: róc‧ca

Noun

rocca f (plural rocche)

  1. distaff (a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 rocca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 110

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Of unknown origin; likely a loanword from a non-Indo-European substrate language. First attested in a document from France dating to 767 CE.

Noun

rocca f (genitive roccae); first declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. rock

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rocca roccae
Genitive roccae roccārum
Dative roccae roccīs
Accusative roccam roccās
Ablative roccā roccīs
Vocative rocca roccae

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • ⇒? Aromanian: arocut
  • Italo-Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:

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