nacca
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Latin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly a loan from hypothetical Ancient Greek *νάκτης, *νάκται (*náktēs, *náktai), an agent noun from νάσσω (nássō, “to squeeze, press together”).[1] Compare νάκος (nákos, “fleece”).[2][3] Some assume instead that it originates from Etruscan.[4][5]
Noun
[edit]nacca m (genitive naccae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nacca | naccae |
| Genitive | naccae | naccārum |
| Dative | naccae | naccīs |
| Accusative | naccam | naccās |
| Ablative | naccā | naccīs |
| Vocative | nacca | naccae |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “nacca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “nacca”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 428
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 168
- ^ Baldi, Philip (2002) The Foundations of Latin, page 166
- ^ Ostler, Nicholas (2007) Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin, page 325, page 37
Further reading
[edit]- nacca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “nacca”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative forms
Noun
[edit]nacca n
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "nacca" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | naccaṃ | naccāni |
| Accusative (second) | naccaṃ | naccāni |
| Instrumental (third) | naccena | naccehi or naccebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | naccassa or naccāya or naccatthaṃ | naccānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | naccasmā or naccamhā or naccā | naccehi or naccebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | naccassa | naccānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | naccasmiṃ or naccamhi or nacce | naccesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nacca | naccāni |
References
[edit]Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nacca”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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