lectica

See also: lectică

English

Etymology

From Latin lectica.

Noun

lectica (plural lecticae)

  1. (historical, Roman antiquity) a kind of litter or portable couch
  2. any portable couch

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From lectus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lekˈtiː.ka/, [ɫɛkˈtiː.ka]

Noun

lectīca f (genitive lectīcae); first declension

  1. litter, sedan, palanquin.
  2. A portable sofa or couch.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lectīca lectīcae
Genitive lectīcae lectīcārum
Dative lectīcae lectīcīs
Accusative lectīcam lectīcās
Ablative lectīcā lectīcīs
Vocative lectīca lectīcae

Descendants

References
  • lectica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lectica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lectica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lectica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • lectica in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lectica in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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