English

Noun

lectica ‎(plural lecticae)

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

Translations

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.

Related terms

• lectīcārius
• lectīcula
• lectus

Descendants

• Italian: lettiga
• Romanian: lectică
• Spanish: lechiga

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lectica”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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