zotheca
English
Noun
zotheca (plural zothecae)
- (historical) In ancient Rome, a small living room, as distinguished from a room for sleeping: an alcove.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζωθήκη (zōthḗkē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zoːˈtʰeː.ka/, [d̪͡z̪oːˈt̪ʰeːkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zoˈte.ka/, [d̪͡z̪oˈt̪ɛːkä]
Noun
zōthēca f (genitive zōthēcae); first declension
- a private room, chamber, or closet
- a recess, niche
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zōthēca | zōthēcae |
| Genitive | zōthēcae | zōthēcārum |
| Dative | zōthēcae | zōthēcīs |
| Accusative | zōthēcam | zōthēcās |
| Ablative | zōthēcā | zōthēcīs |
| Vocative | zōthēca | zōthēcae |
Derived terms
- zōthēcula
References
- “zotheca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zotheca 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)
- zotheca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “zotheca”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers