sublica
Latin
Etymology
From sub- + laciō (“I entice, ensnare”), presumably in the sense of being bound below or supporting from below.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈs̠ʊblʲɪkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈsublikä]
Noun
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 a defensive fortificaiton
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sublica | sublicae |
Genitive | sublicae | sublicārum |
Dative | sublicae | sublicīs |
Accusative | sublicam | sublicās |
Ablative | sublicā | sublicīs |
Vocative | sublica | sublicae |
References
- “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.