LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cerca

cerca f (genitive cercae)
Classical[ˈkɛr.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛr.ka]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinerror unknown tagfemininemoat, defensive enclosure

Origins

Taken from Old Catalan cerca, itself from Vulgar Latin *circa (“surrounding structure”). Attested in the single mid-11th century Catalan document quoted below. Note the ⟨e⟩ for etymological Latin /ĭ/ as well as how it is paired with ⟨manedas⟩, another Romance word derived ultimately from Latin manēre through a Vulgar Latin *manita, showing both /ĭ/ > /e/ and /-t-/ > /d/.

Quick answers

What does cerca mean in Latin?
cerca, a noun, means “moat, defensive enclosure”.
What is the genitive of cerca?
The genitive singular is cercae. cerca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cerca?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛr.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛr.ka].