cectoria

Latin

Etymology

Unknown[1]. Possibly from Proto-Celtic *kenk-tu-, a variant of *kankā (branch), hence Old Irish cécht.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

cectōria f (genitive cectōriae); first declension

  1. A ditch that delimits the boundaries

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cectōria cectōriae
Genitive cectōriae cectōriārum
Dative cectōriae cectōriīs
Accusative cectōriam cectōriās
Ablative cectōriā cectōriīs
Vocative cectōria cectōriae

Derived terms

  • cectōriālis

References

  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), cectoria”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 193
  2. Vendryes, Joseph: 1937, 'Variétés étymologiques', Études celtiques, vol.2, fascicule 3, 127-136. https://www.persee.fr/doc/ecelt_0373-1928_1937_num_2_3_1136
  • cectoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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