psecas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψεκάς (psekás).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpse.kas/, [ˈps̠ɛkäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpse.kas/, [ˈpsɛːkäs]

Noun

psecas f (genitive psecadis); third declension

1. A female slave who perfumed her mistress's hair

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	psecas	psecadēs
genitive	psecadis	psecadum
dative	psecadī	psecadibus
accusative	psecadem	psecadēs
ablative	psecade	psecadibus
vocative	psecas	psecadēs

References

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