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Webster 1913 Edition


Lectica


Lec-ti′ca

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Noun.
;
pl.
Lecticæ
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[L.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
A kind of litter or portable couch.

Definition 2024


lectica

lectica

See also: lectică

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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lectīca lectīcae
genitive lectīcae lectīcārum
dative lectīcae lectīcīs
accusative lectīcam lectīcās
ablative lectīcā lectīcīs
vocative lectīca lectīcae

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