moecha

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Latin

Alternative forms

moeca, moica, mecha, meca

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μοιχός (moikhós).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmoe̯.kʰa/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.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

moechor

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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