ocrea
See also: Ocrea, ócrea, and ocréa
English
Alternative forms
- ochrea
Etymology
From Latin ocrea (“greave, legging”).
Noun
ocrea (plural ocreas or ocreae)
- (botany) A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.
Usage notes
- A leaf sheath typically does not fully encase the stem, and may also form around an axillary organ such as a bud.
Translations
botanical sheath
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Anagrams
- Acero, Arceo, Corea
Latin
Etymology
Cognate with mediocris, Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “prominence”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre.a/, [ˈɔkreä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre.a/, [ˈɔːkreä]
Noun
ocrea f (genitive ocreae); first declension
- A greave or legging worn to protect the shin, especially by soldiers.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ocrea | ocreae |
| Genitive | ocreae | ocreārum |
| Dative | ocreae | ocreīs |
| Accusative | ocream | ocreās |
| Ablative | ocreā | ocreīs |
| Vocative | ocrea | ocreae |
Derived terms
- ocreātus
Descendants
- → English: ocrea
- → French: ocréa
- → Italian: ocrea
- → Spanish: ócrea
References
- “ocrea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ocrea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ocrea 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)
- ocrea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “ocrea”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ocrea”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin