manicae

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of manica (“sleeve of a tunic”), from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ni.kae̯/, [ˈmänɪkäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ni.t͡ʃe/, [ˈmäːnit͡ʃe]

Noun

manicae f pl (genitive manicārum); first declension

1. handcuffs, manacles, fetters
2. (figuratively, nautical) A grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	manicae
Genitive	manicārum
Dative	manicīs
Accusative	manicās
Ablative	manicīs
Vocative	manicae

Noun

manicae

1. inflection of manica:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

References

• “manicae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “manicae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• manicae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.