-vocus
See also: voĉus
Latin
Etymology
From vocō (“to name, designate”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɔ.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [vo.kus] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-vocus m (feminine -voca, neuter -vocum)
- Forms adjectives that denote meaning.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -vocus | -voca | -vocum | -vocī | -vocae | -voca | |
| genitive | -vocī | -vocae | -vocī | -vocōrum | -vocārum | -vocōrum | |
| dative | -vocō | -vocae | -vocō | -vocīs | |||
| accusative | -vocum | -vocam | -vocum | -vocōs | -vocās | -voca | |
| ablative | -vocō | -vocā | -vocō | -vocīs | |||
| vocative | -voce | -voca | -vocum | -vocī | -vocae | -voca | |
Descendants
Latin terms suffixed with -vocus