-ucus

== Latin == === Etymology === May be extended from Proto-Italic *-kos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, thought to originally be a 'relational' suffix (compare -icus). In that case, most likely earlier *-oicos < *-oy-ḱo-s. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [uː.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.kus] === Suffix === (noun) -ūcus m (genitive -ūcī, feminine -ūca); second declension (adjective) -ūcus (feminine -ūca, neuter -ūcum); first/second-declension suffix used to form attributive nouns from nominals, often names of plants. ‎lact- (“milk”) + ‎-ūcus → ‎lactūca (“lettuce”), literally “[that with] milky [latex]” used to form deverbal nouns meaning “one who tends to do X”. ‎mandō (“chew”) + ‎-ūcus → ‎mandūcus (“glutton”) used to form some adjectives. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====