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proper noun · femininefirst declension

Poecilē

Poecilē f sg (genitive Poecilēs)
Classical[ˈpoe̯.kɪ.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.t͡ʃi.le]

Meaning

  1. picture-gallery in the marketplace in Athens
  2. Athenian-style gallery at the villa of Hadrian

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePoecilē—
genitivePoecilēs—
dativePoecilae—
accusativePoecilēn—
ablativePoecilē—
vocativePoecilē—

Poecĭle, ēs, f., = Ποικίλη (variegated).
I. The picture-gallery, a celebrated hall or portico in the market-place at Athens: in porticu, quae Poecile vocatur, Nep. Milt. 6, 3; cf. Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 59.—
II. A gallery in the Athenian style at the Tiburtine villa of the emperor Hadrian, Spart. Hadr. 26.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποικῐ́λη (poikĭ́lē).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPoecilePoecile (Ποικίλη), a rock on the coast of Cilicia, near the mouth of the Calycadnus, and on the east of Cape Sarpedon, across which a flight of steps …

Quick answers

What does Poecilē mean in Latin?
Poecilē, a proper noun, means “picture-gallery in the marketplace in Athens; Athenian-style gallery at the villa of Hadrian”.
What is the genitive of Poecilē?
The genitive singular is Poecilēs. Poecilē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Poecilē?
In classical Latin, [ˈpoe̯.kɪ.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.t͡ʃi.le].