LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

cachecta

cachecta m (genitive cachectae)
Classical[kaˈkʰɛk.ta]Ecclesiastical[kaˈkɛk.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinea consumptive (sickly person)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecachectacachectae
genitivecachectaecachectārum
dativecachectaecachectīs
accusativecachectamcachectās
ablativecachectācachectīs
vocativecachectacachectae

căchecta, ae, m., = καχέκτης (in bad physical condition),
I. one that is in a consumption; plur., Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 125; 32. 10, 39, § 117.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κᾰκός(kăkós)
  2. Latincachecta

Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἕξῐς (héxĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek κᾰχέκτης (kăkhéktēs)bor. Latin cachecta Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰχέκτης (kăkhéktēs).

Quick answers

What does cachecta mean in Latin?
cachecta, a noun, means “a consumptive (sickly person)”.
What is the genitive of cachecta?
The genitive singular is cachectae. cachecta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cachecta?
In classical Latin, [kaˈkʰɛk.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈkɛk.ta].
Where does cachecta come from?
Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós) → Latin cachecta.