pallaca

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλλακή (pallakḗ, young girl).

Pronunciation

Noun

pallaca f (genitive pallacae); first declension

  1. concubine, mistress
    Synonyms: concubīna, paelex, amīca

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pallaca pallacae
Genitive pallacae pallacārum
Dative pallacae pallacīs
Accusative pallacam pallacās
Ablative pallacā pallacīs
Vocative pallaca pallacae

References

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