moecha
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰa/, [ˈmoe̯kʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.ka/, [ˈmɛːkä]
Noun
moecha f (genitive moechae); first declension
- feminine of moechus: a promiscuous woman; an adulteress
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | moecha | moechae |
| Genitive | moechae | moechārum |
| Dative | moechae | moechīs |
| Accusative | moecham | moechās |
| Ablative | moechā | moechīs |
| Vocative | moecha | moechae |
Related terms
Further reading
- “moecha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “moecha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- moecha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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