bucc

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“male deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (“ram”). Akin to Old High German boc, Old Norse bukkr, Old English bucca (“buck, male goat”).

Alternative forms

• buc

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bukk/, [buk]

Noun

bucc m

1. buck (male deer)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bucc	buccas
accusative	bucc	buccas
genitive	bucces	bucca
dative	bucce	buccum

Related terms

• bucca

Descendants

• Middle English: bukke, bocke, boke, buc, bucce, bucke, buk
  • English: buck
  • Scots: buk, buke, buik
  • Yola: buch

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”); perhaps representing a corruption of a diminutive ( +‎ -uc) from Proto-West Germanic *būkuk (“miniature vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːkk/, [buːk]

Noun

būcc m

1. alternative form of būc (“belly”)