LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pedica

pedica f (genitive pedicae)
Classical[ˈpɛ.dɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.di.ka]

Meaning

  1. feminineshackle, fetter
  2. femininesnare

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Vincula · Catenæ · Compedes · Pedicæ · Manicæ

Vincula (ἀγκάλη, from nectere) are bands of any sort, as a generic term for catenæ, etc., like δεσμοί; catenæ are chains, whether for fettering or for other uses, like ἁλύσεις; compedes (from πέδη), for fettering in general, the hands or the feet; pedicæ, irons for fettering the feet; manicæ, irons for fettering the hands. Tac. Ann. vi. 14. Celsus in vinculis laxatam catenam, et circumdatam in diversum tendens suam ipse cervicem perfregit. (iv. 284.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepedicapedicae
genitivepedicaepedicārum
dativepedicaepedicīs
accusativepedicampedicās
ablativepedicāpedicīs
vocativepedicapedicae

pĕdĭca, ae, f. pes,
I. a shackle, fetter, or chain for the feet, a springe, gin, snare (cf.: compes, vinculum tendicula).
I. Lit., Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 10; Liv. 21, 36: tunc gruibus pedicas et retia ponere cervis, Verg. G. 1, 307; Ov. M. 15, 473; Vulg. Jer. 5, 26: quid, si pedes pedicis coartentur? App. Flor. p. 357, 29.—
B. Transf., of the spider's web, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81.—
II. Trop., a shackle, fetter (post-class.): amoris, App. M. 2, p. 116, 40: nuptiales, id. ib. 6, p. 182, 41.

Origins

From pēs, pedis (“foot”) + -icus (“pertaining to”, adjectival suffix), of which the feminine form was substantivised. Compare manicae (“sleeve, manacles”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpedica
  • Italianpiedica
  • Italianpietica
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepega
  • Portuguesepeia
  • Asturianpielga
  • Galicianpéga
  • Galicianpiega
Elsewhere
  • Frenchpiègefrom Vulgar Latin *pedicus
  • Spanishpiezgofrom Vulgar Latin *pedicus
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianpiedică
  • Aromaniancheadicã
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpetja
Borrowings
  • Albanianpengesë

Quick answers

What does pedica mean in Latin?
pedica, a noun, means “shackle, fetter; snare”.
What is the genitive of pedica?
The genitive singular is pedicae. pedica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pedica?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛ.dɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.di.ka].