procacia
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin procācia (“shamelessness”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
procacia f (plural procacie)
- (archaic, literary) impudence, insolence, shamelessness
- (by extension, literary) sexual provocativeness or attractiveness
Synonyms[edit]
- (all senses): procacità
- (impudence): impudenza, insolenza, sfacciataggine
- (provocativeness): lascivia, sensualità
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “all senses”): pudore
- (antonym(s) of “impudence”): modestia, umiltà
- (antonym(s) of “provocativeness”): castità, pudicizia
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈkaː.ki.a/, [prɔˈkäːkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈka.t͡ʃi.a/, [proˈkäːt͡ʃiä]
Etymology 1[edit]
Form of procāx.
Adjective[edit]
procācia
Etymology 2[edit]
Derived from procāx (“shameless”) + -ia (“abstract noun-forming suffix”).
Noun[edit]
procācia f (genitive procāciae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | procācia | procāciae |
Genitive | procāciae | procāciārum |
Dative | procāciae | procāciīs |
Accusative | procāciam | procāciās |
Ablative | procāciā | procāciīs |
Vocative | procācia | procāciae |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: procacia
References[edit]
- “procacia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- procacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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