moecha

Latin

Alternative forms

• moeca, moica, mecha, meca

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰa/, [ˈmoe̯kʰä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.ka/, [ˈmɛːkä]

Noun

moecha f (genitive moechae); first declension

1. feminine of moechus: a promiscuous woman; an adulteress

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	moecha	moechae
genitive	moechae	moechārum
dative	moechae	moechīs
accusative	moecham	moechās
ablative	moechā	moechīs
vocative	moecha	moechae

Related terms

• moechor

Further reading

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