entheca
Latin
Alternative forms
- entica
- hentica
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἐνθήκη (enthḗkē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /enˈtʰeː.ka/, [ɛn̪ˈt̪ʰeːkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /enˈte.ka/, [en̪ˈt̪ɛːkä]
Noun
enthēca f (genitive enthēcae); first declension
- (law) a predial appurtenance (such as an annexed storehouse)
- a public granary, a store, a warehouse, a magazine, a depot
- farming equipment, farm supplies
- a reserve of money, a treasury, a hoard, a fund, savings, cash
- (Medieval Latin) a chest, a trunk, a coffer, a box
- (Medieval Latin) a travelling bag, a suitcase, a trunk
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | enthēca | enthēcae |
| Genitive | enthēcae | enthēcārum |
| Dative | enthēcae | enthēcīs |
| Accusative | enthēcam | enthēcās |
| Ablative | enthēcā | enthēcīs |
| Vocative | enthēca | enthēcae |
Derived terms
- enthēcārius
- enthēcātus
- enthēcō
References
- “enthēca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- entheca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- enthēca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 591/1
- “enthēca” on page 609/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “entheca”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 375/1