sublica
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sub- + laciō (“I entice, ensnare”), presumably in the sense of being bound below or supporting from below.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈs̠ʊblʲɪkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈsublikä]
Noun
[edit]sublica f (genitive sublicae); first declension
- (architecture) wooden stake, pile or similar support, as for a bridge or building
- wooden palisade or stockade used as defensive fortification
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sublica | sublicae |
| genitive | sublicae | sublicārum |
| dative | sublicae | sublicīs |
| accusative | sublicam | sublicās |
| ablative | sublicā | sublicīs |
| vocative | sublica | sublicae |
References
[edit]- “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sublica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.