Baucis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαυκίς (Baukís).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbau̯.kis/, [ˈbau̯.kɪs]

Noun

Baucis f (genitive Baucidis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Case 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
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