psecas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψεκάς (psekás).

Pronunciation

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.