auca

== English == === Noun === 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 == === Alternative forms === auga === Etymology === From av- (“bird”) +‎ -ica (relational suffix), with regular syncope of /ĭ/. Compare Latin auceps < *awikaps or aucella < avicella. Attested in Avienius and late glosses. === Noun === auca f (genitive aucae); first declension (Late Latin) goose Synonym: ānser ==== Inflection ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “auca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 69 === Further reading === “auca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Occitan == === Alternative forms === aucha (Auvergne, Limousin) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): [ˈawko] === Noun === auca f (plural aucas) goose === Further reading === Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 37 Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 129 == Romansch == === Alternative forms === oca (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ocha (Puter, Vallader) === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin auca, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Friulian ocje, Italian and Venetan oca, Dalmatian jauca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie. === Noun === auca f (plural aucas) (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) goose == Spanish == === Noun === auca f (plural aucas) auca pond water-crowfoot === Further reading === “auca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025