tricae

English

Noun

tricae

  1. plural of trica

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin:[1]

  • Some refer it to a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to rub”), whence terō (“to rub”), trīticum (“wheat”), intertrīgō (“sore place from rubbing”). This assumes an original meaning and sense development of "crumbs, seeds" > "trifles" > "tricks".[1]
  • Others derive the word from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”),[2] whence Latin torqueō (“to spin, twist”).
  • Another theory compares Tocharian B traiksa (“missed, did not succeed”), triśäm̥ (“must miss”), though the Tocharian has multiple possible reconstructions, rendering this particularly speculative.[1]

Noun

trīcae f pl (genitive trīcārum); first declension

  1. (plural only) trifles, toys, trumpery
  2. (plural only) hindrances, impediments

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative trīcae
genitive trīcārum
dative trīcīs
accusative trīcās
ablative trīcīs
vocative trīcae

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: trica

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “trīcae”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 629-30
  2. ^ Shipley, The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, p. 408

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