Dacus

Translingual

Proper noun

Dacus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tephritidae – certain flies.

Latin

Alternative forms

• dācus

Etymology

Dācia +‎ -us

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.kus/, [ˈd̪äːkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.kus/, [ˈd̪äːkus]

Noun

Dācus m (genitive Dācī, feminine Dāca); second declension

1. a Dacian, a Dacian man or person, a Dacian tribesman

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine		masculine	feminine
nominative	Dācus	Dāca		Dācī	Dācae
genitive	Dācī	Dācae		Dācōrum	Dācārum
dative	Dācō	Dācae		Dācīs	Dācīs
accusative	Dācum	Dācam		Dācōs	Dācās
ablative	Dācō	Dācā		Dācīs	Dācīs
vocative	Dāce	Dāca		Dācī	Dācae

References

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