palaestrice

Latin

Etymology

From palaestricus (“of or pertaining to the palaestra”), from Ancient Greek παλαιστρικός (palaistrikós, “of or for the wrestling school”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈlae̯s.tri.keː/, [päˈɫ̪äe̯s̠t̪rɪkeː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈles.tri.t͡ʃe/, [päˈlɛst̪rit͡ʃe]

Adverb

palaestricē (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of the palaestra.

Synonyms

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