Baucis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαυκίς (Baukís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯.kis/, [ˈbäu̯kɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯.t͡ʃis/, [ˈbäːu̯t͡ʃis]

Proper noun

Baucis f sg (genitive Baucidis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) The wife of Philemon, who gave hospitality to Zeus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Baucis
genitive	Baucidis
dative	Baucidī
accusative	Baucidem
ablative	Baucide
vocative	Baucis

References

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