What does periocha mean in Latin?

periocha, a noun, means “summary; compendium”.

What is the genitive of periocha?

The genitive singular is periochae. periocha is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [pɛˈri.ɔ.kʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈriː.o.ka].

noun · femininefirst declension

periocha f (genitive periochae)

Classical[pɛˈri.ɔ.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[peˈriː.o.ka]

femininesummary; compendium
Ausoniī Periochae Homēri Īliadis et Odyssēae
femininea short section found at the start of a book in a multivolume work, giving a summary of its contents, such as those found in Ab Urbe Condita by Livy or Dionysiaca by Nonnus

Pĕrĭŏcha, ae, f., = Περιοχή,

I. a summary, compendium, the title in the MSS. of the epitomes of the books of Livy; the title of a work by Ausonius.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περῐοχή (perĭokhḗ, “compass; circumference; section; summary”). Cognate with French périoche.