noun · femininefirst declension
mulctra
mulctra f (genitive mulctrae)
Classical[ˈmʊɫk.tra]Ecclesiastical[ˈmulk.tra]
Meaning
- femininemilk-pail
- femininemetonymicallycow's milk
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mulctra | mulctrae |
| genitive | mulctrae | mulctrārum |
| dative | mulctrae | mulctrīs |
| accusative | mulctram | mulctrās |
| ablative | mulctrā | mulctrīs |
| vocative | mulctra | mulctrae |
mulctra, ae, f. mulgeo,
I. a milkingpail, milk-pail.
I. Lit.:
bis venit ad mulctram, Verg. E. 3, 30: e mulctrā recens caseus, Col. 8, 17, 13; cf. mulctrum.—II. Transf., the milk in a milk-pail, Col. 7, 8, 1; cf. mulctrum.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mulctra ae, f
MARG, a milking-pail, milkpail : Bis venit ad mulctram, V.
Origins
A variant of mulctrum, from mulgeō- (“to milk”) + -tra.