Baucis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαυκίς (Baukís).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯.kis/, [ˈbäu̯kɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbau̯.t͡ʃis/, [ˈbäːu̯t͡ʃis]

Proper noun

Baucis f sg (genitive Baucidis); third declension

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

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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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