LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

chīrothēca

chīrothēca f (genitive chīrothēcae)

Meaning

  1. glove, gauntlet
  2. a pair of gloves

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechīrothēcachīrothēcae
chīrotēcae, cirotecae
genitivechīrothēcae
chīrotēcae, cirotecae		chīrothēcārum
chīrotēcārum, cirotecārum
dativechīrothēcae
chīrotēcae, cirotecae		chīrothēcīs
chīrotēcīs, cirotecīs
accusativechīrothēcam
chīrotēcam, cirotecam		chīrothēcās
chīrotēcās, cirotecās
ablativechīrothēcāchīrothēcīs
chīrotēcīs, cirotecīs
vocativechīrothēcachīrothēcae
chīrotēcae, cirotecae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greek χείρ(kheír)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  7. Ancient Greek τίθημι(títhēmi)
  8. Ancient Greek θήκη(thḗkē)
  9. Latinchīrothēca

From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + θήκη (thḗkē, “envelope”).

Quick answers

What does chīrothēca mean in Latin?
chīrothēca, a noun, means “glove, gauntlet; a pair of gloves”.
What is the genitive of chīrothēca?
The genitive singular is chīrothēcae. chīrothēca is feminine, first declension.
Where does chīrothēca come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr → Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər → Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti → Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) → Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē) → Latin chīrothēca.