noun · femininefirst declension
arcera
arcera f (genitive arcerae)
Meaning
- femininea covered carriage for sick persons; an ambulance
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | arcera arcirma | arcerae arcirmae |
| genitive | arcerae arcirmae | arcerārum arcirmārum |
| dative | arcerae arcirmae | arcerīs arcirmīs |
| accusative | arceram arcirmam | arcerās arcirmās |
| ablative | arcerā arcirmā | arcerīs arcirmīs |
| vocative | arcera arcirma | arcerae arcirmae |
arcĕra, ae, f. arca, Curt.,
I. a covered carriage for sick persons:
quod ex tabulis vehiculum erat factum ut arca, arcera dictum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 140 Müll.; Gell. 20, 1, 29; Non. p. 55, 26. So in the laws of the XII. Tables, Fragm. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 25; Varr. ap. Non. l. l. Acc. to Nonius ib. this word was found also in Cicero. At a later period the litter (lectica, sella) came into use, and hence arcera disappeared from the language.Origins
Perhaps from Proto-Italic *arkezā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-. De Vaan suggests that it may have been formed innovatively from the root of arca (“chest, box”) after the model of cumera (“chest, box”). Related with Latin to arcānus (“hidden, secret”). More distantly connected with Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō, “to ward off”).