manicae

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of manica (“sleeve of a tunic”), from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ni.kae̯/, [ˈmänɪkäe̯]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ni.t͡ʃe/, [ˈmäːnit͡ʃe]

Noun

manicae f pl (genitive manicārum); first declension

  1. handcuffs, manacles, fetters
  2. (figuratively, nautical) A grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative manicae
Genitive manicārum
Dative manicīs
Accusative manicās
Ablative manicīs
Vocative manicae

Noun

manicae

  1. inflection of manica:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular

References
  • “manicae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “manicae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • manicae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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