lact

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Latin

Etymology

See lac (milk); lact is the most ancient form of this word in Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

lact n (genitive lactis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of lac

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative lact
genitive lactis
dative lactī
accusative lact
ablative lacte
vocative lact

References

  • lac”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lact in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.