maccus

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos, mockery).

Pronunciation

Noun

maccus m (genitive maccī); second declension

  1. buffoon; Punchinello or macaroni in the Atellan Farce
  2. (derogatory) simpleton, blockhead, fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative maccus maccī
genitive maccī maccōrum
dative maccō maccīs
accusative maccum maccōs
ablative maccō maccīs
vocative macce maccī

References

  • maccus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maccus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.