LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

allēc

allēc n (genitive allēcis)
Classical[ˈal.leːk]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.lek]

Meaning

  1. fish sauce

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeallēcallēca
ālēca
genitiveallēcis
ālēcis		allēcum
ālēcum
dativeallēcī
ālēcī		allēcibus
ālēcibus
accusativeallēcallēca
ālēca
ablativeallēce
ālēce		allēcibus
ālēcibus
vocativeallēcallēca
ālēca

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

allēc (hall-) ēcis, n
a fish sauce, H.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
  3. Latinallēc

Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)bor. Latin allēc Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls, “salt”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianalaccia
  • Italianlaccia
  • Italianalice
  • Arabicلَاجfrom Italian alaccia
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanalatxa

Quick answers

What does allēc mean in Latin?
allēc, a noun, means “fish sauce”.
What is the genitive of allēc?
The genitive singular is allēcis. allēc is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce allēc?
In classical Latin, [ˈal.leːk]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.lek].
Where does allēc come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l → Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls → Latin allēc.