moecha
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmoe̯.kʰa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmɛː.ka]
Noun
moecha f (genitive moechae); first declension
- feminine of moechus: a promiscuous woman; an adulteress
Declension
First-declension noun.
| 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.