Laeca

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Latin

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Etymology

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From contraction of laevica, from Laevus (agnomen and cognomen) +‎ -ica (-ic: forming adjectives) or directly from laevus (left; left-handed; clumsy; unlucky) +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Laeca m sg (genitive Laecae); first declension

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Porcia

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Laeca
Genitive Laecae
Dative Laecae
Accusative Laecam
Ablative Laecā
Vocative Laeca

Derived terms

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References

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  • Laeca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Laeca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.