LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

lectīca

lectīca f (genitive lectīcae)
Classical[ɫɛkˈtiː.ka]Ecclesiastical[lekˈtiː.ka]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. historicallectica, a kind of litter typically including bedding, curtains, and four legs
  2. litter, any couch or bed carried by porters
  3. stretcher, a litter used for transporting the ill or injured

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

sella tēcta quam servī umerīs portant; intus domina iacet.
lectīca -ae f — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelectīcalectīcae
genitivelectīcaelectīcārum
dativelectīcaelectīcīs
accusativelectīcamlectīcās
ablativelectīcālectīcīs
vocativelectīcalectīcae

lectīca, ae, f.
I. Lit., a litter, sedan, used at first only on journeys, but afterwards also, for the sake of convenience, in the city: lecticā octophoro ferebatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27: lecticae usum alicui adimere, Suet. Caes. 43: inditus lecticae, Tac. A. 3, 14: lecticae imponere aliquem, Petr. 28: lecticā gestare aliquem, Hor. S. 2, 3, 214: lecticae gestamine uti, Tac. A. 2, 2: in eadem illa lecticā qua ipse delatus eram, eum referre, etc., Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 12, 3: lectica introferri, Liv. 43, 7: lectica formosis imposita calonibus, Sen. Ep. 110, 17: comparare homines ad lecticam, litterbearers, Cat. 10, 15: facit somnum clausā lectica fenestrā, Juv. 3, 242.—Collect.: densissima centum Quadrantes lectica petit, a throng of litters, Juv. 1, 121.—*
II. Transf.: arboris, that part of a tree from which the branches spring, Plin. 17, 14, 22, § 99.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-kosder. Latin -īca Latin lectīca From lectus + -īca.

Descendants
  • Englishlectica
  • Italianlettiga
  • Romanianlectică
  • Spanishlechiga

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesLecticaLectica in Greek φορεῖον or σκιμπόδιον (D. C. 57.4), was a litter or palanquin in which persons were carried in a lying position from one place to ano…

Quick answers

What does lectīca mean in Latin?
lectīca, a noun, means “lectica, a kind of litter typically including bedding, curtains, and four legs; litter, any couch or bed carried by porters; stretcher, a litter used for transporting the ill or injured”.
What is the genitive of lectīca?
The genitive singular is lectīcae. lectīca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce lectīca?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛkˈtiː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lekˈtiː.ka].