"beccus" meaning in All languages combined

See beccus on Wiktionary

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈbɛk.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈbɛk.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos. If so, then cognate with Middle English pegge (“peg”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor<unc>|cel-gau:*bekkos<ety:inh<cel-pro:*bekkos>>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *bekkos Gaulish *bekkosbor.? Latin beccus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*bekkos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Gaulish", "term" : "*bekkos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "cel-gau" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "beccus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="beccus"> Possibly borrowed from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos., {{cog|enm|pegge|t=peg}} Middle English pegge (“peg”) Head templates: {{la-noun|beccus<2>}} beccus m (genitive beccī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|beccus<2>}} Forms: beccī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], beccus [nominative, singular], beccī [nominative, plural], beccī [genitive, singular], beccōrum [genitive, plural], beccō [dative, singular], beccīs [dative, plural], beccum [accusative, singular], beccōs [accusative, plural], beccō [ablative, singular], beccīs [ablative, plural], becce [singular, vocative], beccī [plural, vocative]
  1. beak, bill (especially of a cock) Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: rōstrum

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "egl",
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    },
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      "word": "becco"
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        "table-tags"
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          "beccōrum",
          "beccorum#Latin"
        ]
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          "becco#Latin"
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          "beccīs",
          "beccis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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      ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "beak, bill (especially of a cock)"
      ],
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        }
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbɛk.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "beccus",
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          "becco#Latin"
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        "singular"
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          "beccis#Latin"
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        "ablative",
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        "beak, bill (especially of a cock)"
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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