Bocchus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βόκχος (Bókkhos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbok.kʰus/, [ˈbɔk.kʰʊs]

Proper noun

Bocchus m (genitive Bocchī); second declension

  1. A king of Mauritania and father-in-law of Jugurtha

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Bocchus
genitive Bocchī
dative Bocchō
accusative Bocchum
ablative Bocchō
vocative Bocche

References

  • Bocchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Bocchus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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