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See also: Auca
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
auca (plural aucas)
- A traditional form of art from Catalonia, consisting of a comic-like series of images with text captions, often rhyming couplets.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From av- (“bird”) + -ica (relational suffix), with regular syncope of /ĭ/. Compare Latin auceps < *awikaps or aucella < avicella.
Attested in Avienius and late glosses.[1]
Noun[edit]
auca f (genitive aucae); first declension (Late Latin)
Inflection[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | auca | aucae |
| Genitive | aucae | aucārum |
| Dative | aucae | aucīs |
| Accusative | aucam | aucās |
| Ablative | aucā | aucīs |
| Vocative | auca | aucae |
Descendants[edit]
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “auca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 69
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “auca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 771
Further reading[edit]
- auca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- aucha (Auvergne, Limousin)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Occitan auca, from Late Latin auca, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Catalan oca, French oie, Franco-Provençal oye, Spanish oca, Italian oca, Romansh auca, ocha.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
auca f (plural aucas)
Further reading[edit]
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 37.
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 129.
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Late Latin auca, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Friulian ocje, Italian and Venetian oca, Dalmatian jauca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie.
Noun[edit]
auca f (plural aucas)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
auca f (plural aucas)
Further reading[edit]
- “auca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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