Laeca
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From contraction of laevica, from Laevus (“agnomen and cognomen”) + -ica (“-ic: forming adjectives”) or directly from laevus (“left; left-handed; clumsy; unlucky”) + -ica.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.ka/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯kä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ka/, [ˈlɛːkä]
Proper noun edit
Laeca m sg (genitive Laecae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Laeca |
| Genitive | Laecae |
| Dative | Laecae |
| Accusative | Laecam |
| Ablative | Laecā |
| Vocative | Laeca |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Laeca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laeca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.