palaestrica
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Substantive of palaestricus (“of or pertaining to the palaestra”), from Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlae̯s.tri.ka/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪rɪkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈles.tri.ka/, [päˈlɛst̪rikä]
Noun edit
palaestrica f (genitive palaestricae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palaestrica | palaestricae |
| Genitive | palaestricae | palaestricārum |
| Dative | palaestricae | palaestricīs |
| Accusative | palaestricam | palaestricās |
| Ablative | palaestricā | palaestricīs |
| Vocative | palaestrica | palaestricae |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “palaestrica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press