manicae

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of manica (“sleeve of a tunic”), from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ni.kae̯/, [ˈmänɪkäe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ni.t͡ʃe/, [ˈmäːnit͡ʃe]

Noun

manicae f pl (genitive manicārum); first declension

handcuffs, manacles, fetters
(figuratively, nautical) A grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	manicae
Genitive	manicārum
Dative	manicīs
Accusative	manicās
Ablative	manicīs
Vocative	manicae

Noun

manicae

inflection of manica:
1. nominative/vocative plural
2. genitive/dative singular

References

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

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