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Analecta

{

An′a-lects

(ăn′ȧ-lĕkts)
, ‖

Anˊa-lec′ta

(ănˊȧ-lĕk′tȧ)
, }
Noun.
pl.
[Gr.
ἀνάλεκτα
fr.
ἀναλέγειν
to collect;
ἀνά
+
λέγειν
to gather.]
A collection of literary fragments.

Definition 2024


analecta

analecta

English

Noun

analecta pl (plural only)

  1. analects

Italian

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

analecta m pl

  1. analects

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀναλέκτης (analéktēs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.naˈlek.ta/, [a.naˈɫɛk.ta]

Noun

analecta f (genitive analectae); first declension

  1. The slave that collected the crumbs after a meal

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative analecta analectae
genitive analectae analectārum
dative analectae analectīs
accusative analectam analectās
ablative analectā analectīs
vocative analecta analectae

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