sublica

Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ laciō (“I entice, ensnare”), presumably in the sense of being bound below or supporting from below.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu.bli.ka/, [ˈsʊ.blɪ.ka]

Noun

sublica f (genitive sublicae); first declension

  1. (architecture) Wooden stake, pile or similar support, as for a bridge or building
  2. Wooden palisade or stockade, used as a defensive fortificaiton

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sublica sublicae
Genitive sublicae sublicārum
Dative sublicae sublicīs
Accusative sublicam sublicās
Ablative sublicā sublicīs
Vocative sublica sublicae

References
  • sublica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sublica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sublica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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