cectoria
Latin
editEtymology
editUnknown.[1] Possibly a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *kanxtus (“plow”), a variant of *kankā (“branch”), hence Old Irish cécht.[2]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kekˈtoː.ri.a/, [kɛkˈt̪oːriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃekˈto.ri.a/, [t͡ʃekˈt̪ɔːriä]
Noun
editcectōria f (genitive cectōriae); first declension
- A ditch that delimits the boundaries
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cectōria | cectōriae |
| Genitive | cectōriae | cectōriārum |
| Dative | cectōriae | cectōriīs |
| Accusative | cectōriam | cectōriās |
| Ablative | cectōriā | cectōriīs |
| Vocative | cectōria | cectōriae |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “cectoria”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 193
- ^ Vendryes, J. (1937) “Variétés étymologiques”, in Études Celtiques[1] (in French), volume 2, pages 127–36
- cectoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.