LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mantica

mantica f (genitive manticae)
Classical[ˈman.tɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈman.ti.ka]

Meaning

  1. femininesmall bag (for the hand); wallet
  2. feminineknapsack

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemanticamanticae
genitivemanticaemanticārum
dativemanticaemanticīs
accusativemanticammanticās
ablativemanticāmanticīs
vocativemanticamanticae

mantĭca, ae, f. manus,
I. a bag for the hand, wallet, cloak-bag, portmanteau: mantica cui (mulo) lumbos onere ulceret, Hor. S. 1, 6, 104: umero exuere, to take off from the shoulder, App. M. 1, p. 110, 27.—Prov.: non videmus, manticae quid in tergo est, i. e. do not learn to know ourselves, Cat. 22, 21 (acc. to the fable, Phaedr. 4, 10, 1); cf.: ut nemo in sese temptat descendere, nemo, sed praecedenti spectatur mantica tergo, Pers. 4, 24 Gildersleeve ad loc.

Origins

From manus.

Descendants
  • Catalanmanxa
  • Italianmantice
  • Spanishmanteca

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesManticaMantica (πήρα, θύλακος), properly a hand-bag, a wallet or travelling bag, in which a few necessaries could be carried. It was carried in the hand or s…

Quick answers

What does mantica mean in Latin?
mantica, a noun, means “small bag (for the hand); wallet; knapsack”.
What is the genitive of mantica?
The genitive singular is manticae. mantica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mantica?
In classical Latin, [ˈman.tɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈman.ti.ka].