moecha
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰa/, [ˈmoe̯kʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ka/, [ˈmɛːkä]
Noun
[edit]moecha f (genitive moechae); first declension
- feminine of moechus: a promiscuous woman; an adulteress
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | moecha | moechae |
Genitive | moechae | moechārum |
Dative | moechae | moechīs |
Accusative | moecham | moechās |
Ablative | moechā | moechīs |
Vocative | moecha | moechae |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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.