LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

leonticē

leonticē f (genitive leonticēs)
Classical[ɫeˈɔn.tɪ.keː]Ecclesiastical[leˈɔn.ti.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. a plant also called cacalia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeleonticēleonticae
genitiveleonticēsleonticārum
dativeleonticaeleonticīs
accusativeleonticēnleonticās
ablativeleonticēleonticīs
vocativeleonticēleonticae

lĕontĭcē, ēs, f., = λεοντική,
I. a plant, called also cacalia, Plin. 25, 11, 85, § 135; v. cacalia.† † lĕontĭcus, a, um, adj., = λεοντικός, of or belonging to a lion: SACRA, the offerings made to Mithras, who was represented under the form of a lion (cf. Arn. 6, 196; cf. also 3. Leo), Inscr. Orell. 2345; 2343.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεοντική (leontikḗ).

Descendants
  • TranslingualLeontice

Quick answers

What does leonticē mean in Latin?
leonticē, a noun, means “a plant also called cacalia”.
What is the genitive of leonticē?
The genitive singular is leonticēs. leonticē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce leonticē?
In classical Latin, [ɫeˈɔn.tɪ.keː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈɔn.ti.t͡ʃe].