noun · femininefirst declension
lū̆cta
lū̆cta f (genitive lū̆ctae)
Classical[ˈɫuːk.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈluk.ta]
Meaning
- Late Latina wrestling, wrestling match
- Late Latinstruggle, fight
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lū̆cta | lū̆ctae |
| genitive | lū̆ctae | lū̆ctārum |
| dative | lū̆ctae | lū̆ctīs |
| accusative | lū̆ctam | lū̆ctās |
| ablative | lū̆ctā | lū̆ctīs |
| vocative | lū̆cta | lū̆ctae |
lucta, ae, f. root lug-; cf. λυγίζω, to writhe, ligare,
I. a wrestling, wrestling-match (post-class.):
exercebat cum militibus ipse luctam, Capitol. Maxim. 6: certamen luctae, Aus. Ep. 93.—II. Trop.:
perseverans quodammodo lucta convincitur, Aug. Ep. 606.Origins
Post-Classical, from lū̆ctor (“wrestle”). Malkiel (1977) compares its formation to that of the earlier-attested pugna (“fight, battle, combat”) and sees both as precursors to other feminine deverbal nouns in Romance. Compare lū̆ctātiō and lū̆ctāmen.
Elsewhere
- Italianlotta
- Portugueselutafrom Old Galician-Portuguese luita
- Romanianluptă
- Sardinianlotta
- Sardinianlutta
- Spanishlucha
- Albanianluftë
- Aragoneseluita
- Aromanianalumtã
- Aromanianljuftã
Old Occitan
- Catalanlluita
- Occitanlucha
Old French
- Frenchluttefrom Middle French lutte