draucus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdrau̯.kus/, [ˈd̪räu̯kʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdrau̯.kus/, [ˈd̪räːu̯kus]

Noun

draucus m (genitive draucī); second declension

(vulgar) sodomite, faggot
weightlifter, strongman, athlete

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	draucus	draucī
Genitive	draucī	draucōrum
Dative	draucō	draucīs
Accusative	draucum	draucōs
Ablative	draucō	draucīs
Vocative	drauce	draucī

References

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

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