Leuca

See also: leuca

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λευκά (Leuká), from λευκός (leukós, white).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leuca f sg (genitive Leucae); first declension

  1. a town in Calabria situated on the southernmost point of Salento

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Leuca
genitive Leucae
dative Leucae
accusative Leucam
ablative Leucā
vocative Leuca
locative Leucae

References

  • Leuca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Leuca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Nicolaos Lorentis: Lexicon ton archaion kyrion onomaton tis mythologias, istorias kai geographias., p. 179

Romanian

Etymology

From leucă.

Proper noun

Leuca m (genitive/dative lui Leuca)

  1. a surname

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică