"maccus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmak.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmak.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps from Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos, “mockery”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|grc|μῶκος|t=mockery}} Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos, “mockery”) Head templates: {{la-noun|maccus<2>}} maccus m (genitive maccī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|maccus<2>}} Forms: maccī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], maccus [nominative, singular], maccī [nominative, plural], maccī [genitive, singular], maccōrum [genitive, plural], maccō [dative, singular], maccīs [dative, plural], maccum [accusative, singular], maccōs [accusative, plural], maccō [ablative, singular], maccīs [ablative, plural], macce [singular, vocative], maccī [plural, vocative]
  1. buffoon; Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-maccus-la-noun-S71HflaW Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 64 36
  2. (derogatory) simpleton, blockhead, fool Tags: declension-2, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-maccus-la-noun-e8ap40Vh Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Synonyms: asinus, bārō, blennus, buccō, caudex, cucurbita, fatuus, frutex, fungus, gurdus, maccus, matula, stīpes, truncus, vacerra, vervēx

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bārō"
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          "word": "maccus"
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          "word": "gurdus"
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          "word": "maccus"
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