sublica

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Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ laciō (“I entice, ensnare”), presumably in the sense of being bound below or supporting from below.

Pronunciation

Noun

sublica f (genitive sublicae); first declension

  1. (architecture) wooden stake, pile or similar support, as for a bridge or building
  2. wooden palisade or stockade used as defensive fortification

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sublica sublicae
genitive sublicae sublicārum
dative sublicae sublicīs
accusative sublicam sublicās
ablative sublicā sublicīs
vocative sublica sublicae

References

  • “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sublica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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