culcita
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- According to Varro, from calcō (“I trample”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *qu̯el-. Cognates include Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *ḱol-bʰo-, like English half.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkul.ki.ta/, [ˈkʊɫ.kɪ.ta]
Noun
culcita f (genitive culcitae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | culcita | culcitae |
Genitive | culcitae | culcitārum |
Dative | culcitae | culcitīs |
Accusative | culcitam | culcitās |
Ablative | culcitā | culcitīs |
Vocative | culcita | culcitae |
Descendants
References
- culcita in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- culcita in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- culcita in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- culcita in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- culcita in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- culcita in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “culcita”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 302
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