-vocus

See also: voĉus

Latin

Etymology

From vocō (“I name, designate”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯o.kus/, [u̯ɔkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vo.kus/, [vokus] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-vocus m (feminine -voca, neuter -vocum)

1. Forms adjectives that denote meaning.

   ūnus (“one”) → ūnivocus (“univocal”, “unambiguous”, literally “having one meaning”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-vocus	-voca	-vocum		-vocī	-vocae	-voca
Genitive	-vocī	-vocae	-vocī		-vocōrum	-vocārum	-vocōrum
Dative	-vocō		-vocō		-vocīs
Accusative	-vocum	-vocam	-vocum		-vocōs	-vocās	-voca
Ablative	-vocō	-vocā	-vocō		-vocīs
Vocative	-voce	-voca	-vocum		-vocī	-vocae	-voca

Descendants

Latin terms suffixed with -vocus