lorica
English
Noun
lorica (plural loricae)
Derived terms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lorica in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology 1
Dubious, but traditionally taken to derive from lōrum (“a leathern strap or thong”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /loːˈriː.ka/, [ɫoːˈriː.ka]
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lōrīca | lōrīcae |
Genitive | lōrīcae | lōrīcārum |
Dative | lōrīcae | lōrīcīs |
Accusative | lōrīcam | lōrīcās |
Ablative | lōrīcā | lōrīcīs |
Vocative | lōrīca | lōrīcae |
Synonyms
- (coat of mail): cataphractēs
- (breastplate): thōrax
Descendants
Etymology 2
A regularly conjugated form of lōrīcō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /loːˈriː.kaː/, [ɫoːˈriː.kaː]
References
- lorica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lorica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lorica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- lorica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lorica in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lorica in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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