lancea
See also: lanceá
Latin
Etymology
Ultimately from Celtic / Celtiberian, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”). Confer with Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē). See also plēctō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlan.ke.a/, [ˈɫaŋ.ke.a]
Noun
lancea f (genitive lanceae); first declension
- the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light spear or lance
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lancea | lanceae |
Genitive | lanceae | lanceārum |
Dative | lanceae | lanceīs |
Accusative | lanceam | lanceās |
Ablative | lanceā | lanceīs |
Vocative | lancea | lanceae |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- lancea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lancea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lancea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- lancea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lancea in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- lancea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 832
- Carr, Thomas Swinburne (1836). A manual of Roman antiquities, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 232 note.
- Glossary of Latin Words, Bible History Online. (File retrieved 12-12-08)
Spanish
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