Leuca

See also: leuca, leucă, and Leucă

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λευκά (Leuká), from λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫɛu̯.ka]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlɛːu̯.ka]

Proper noun

Leuca f sg (genitive Leucae); first declension

1. a town in Calabria situated on the southernmost point of Salento

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Leuca
genitive	Leucae
dative	Leucae
accusative	Leucam
ablative	Leucā
vocative	Leuca
locative	Leucae

References

• “Leuca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Leuca”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Nicolaos Lorentis: Lexicon ton archaion kyrion onomaton tis mythologias, istorias kai geographias., p. 179

Romanian

Etymology

From leucă.

Proper noun

Leuca m (genitive/dative lui Leuca)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică