moecha
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰa/, [ˈmoe̯kʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ka/, [ˈmɛːkä]
Noun edit
moecha f (genitive moechae); first declension
- feminine of moechus: a promiscuous woman; an adulteress
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | moecha | moechae |
Genitive | moechae | moechārum |
Dative | moechae | moechīs |
Accusative | moecham | moechās |
Ablative | moechā | moechīs |
Vocative | moecha | moechae |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “moecha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “moecha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- moecha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette