ciccum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κίκκος (kíkkos), probably imitative.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkiːk.kum/, [ˈkiːkːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃik.kum/, [ˈt͡ʃikːum]
Noun
[edit]cīccum n (genitive cīccī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cīccum | cīcca |
| genitive | cīccī | cīccōrum |
| dative | cīccō | cīccīs |
| accusative | cīccum | cīcca |
| ablative | cīccō | cīccīs |
| vocative | cīccum | cīcca |
Descendants
[edit]- Catalan: xic, xiquet
- Aragonese: chico, chicot, chiquet
- French: chiche
- Italian: cica
- Romanian: ciucure
- Spanish: chico
- ⇒? Vulgar Latin: *cīcculus, *cīculus
- Italian: cigulo
References
[edit]- ciccum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.