noun · masculinefirst declension
rhēctae
rhēctae m pl (genitive rhēctārum)
Classical[ˈrʰeːk.tae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛk.te]
Meaning
- pluralplural onlyA kind of earthquake
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | rhēctae |
| genitive | — | rhēctārum |
| dative | — | rhēctīs |
| accusative | — | rhēctās |
| ablative | — | rhēctīs |
| vocative | — | rhēctae |
† rhēctae, ārum, m., = ῥῆκται,
I. a kind of earthquake, App. de Mundo, p. 65, 26.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ῥῆκται (rhêktai), the plural form of ῥήκτης (rhḗktēs, “breaker, render”), from the verb ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi, “break, rend”) and the suffix -της (-tēs).