noun · femininefirst declension
lingulāca
lingulāca f (genitive lingulācae)
Classical[lɪŋ.ɡʊˈɫaː.ka]Ecclesiastical[liŋ.ɡuˈlaː.ka]
Meaning
- A gossip, a chatterbox
- A kind of fish, a sole
- A kind of plant, the marsh crowfoot
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lingulāca | lingulācae |
| genitive | lingulācae | lingulācārum |
| dative | lingulācae | lingulācīs |
| accusative | lingulācam | lingulācās |
| ablative | lingulācā | lingulācīs |
| vocative | lingulāca | lingulācae |
lingŭlāca, ae lingula.
I. Comm., a gossip, chatterbox:
ea (uxor) lingulaca est nobis: numquam tacet, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 62: lingulacae obtrectatores, Varr. ap. Non. 26, 18; Gell. 1, 15.—II. Fem.
A. A kind of fish, a sole, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77; Paul. ex Fest. p. 117 Müll.—
B. A plant (perhaps Ranunculus lingua, Linn.), the marsh crowfoot, Plin. 25, 11, 84, § 133.
Origins
From lingula.