Suculae

See also: sucula

Latin

Etymology

Apparently from Greek Ὑάδες (Huádes) by the analogy Greek ὗς (hûs, “pig, hog”): Latin sūs (“pig, hog”) :: Greek Ὑάδες (Huádes) : Latin Suculae. Thus, the Latin name in some sense is based on sucula (“little sow”), although it's unclear whether the Greek constellation name is actually ultimately from ὗς (hûs) (it is traditionally derived instead from ὕω (húō, “rain”)). However, Peck thinks the resemblance to the Greek name is coincidental and that the Latin name had a native origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ku.lae̯/, [ˈs̠ʊkʊɫ̪äe̯]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ku.le/, [ˈsuːkule]

Proper noun

Suculae f pl (genitive Suculārum); first declension

(in the plural) the Hyades

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Suculae
genitive	Suculārum
dative	Suculīs
accusative	Suculās
ablative	Suculīs
vocative	Suculae

References

“sucula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
sucula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Hyades”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers