assecla

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Latin

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Noun

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assecla f (genitive asseclae); first declension

  1. Syncopated form of assecula (follower, attendant, servant, sycophant)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

References

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  • assecla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • assecla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin assecula.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧cla

Noun

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assecla m or f by sense (plural asseclas)

  1. contributor, follower (of a religion, philosophy, etc.)
    Synonym: adepto
  2. a member of the same religion, philosophy, etc.