noun · neuterthird declension
sēcale
sēcale n (genitive sēcalis)
Classical[ˈseː.ka.ɫɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.ka.le]
Meaning
- rye, a kind of grain
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēcale | sēcalia |
| genitive | sēcalis | sēcalium |
| dative | sēcalī | sēcalibus |
| accusative | sēcale | sēcalia |
| ablative | sēcalī | sēcalibus |
| vocative | sēcale | sēcalia |
sĕcāle, is, n.,
I. a kind of grain, rye; or, acc. to others, black spelt, Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 140.
Origins
Unknown. Maybe a loanword from a language spoken in the Balkans. Has been compared unconvincingly to sēcula (“sickle”) and secō (“to cut”).
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalansègol
- Catalansegle
- Catalanségol
- Catalansèguel
- Catalansègal
- Frenchseiglefrom Old Occitan segle
- Ribagorçanselgafrom Aragonese ségal
- Ribagorçanséguelfrom Aragonese ségal
- Auvergnatselhefrom Old Occitan segle
- Auvergnatselhafrom Old Occitan segle
Italo-Romance
- Italiansegale
- Italiansegala
- Tuscan and Central Italiansegale
- Tuscan and Central Italiansegole
- Tuscan and Central Italiansegala
- Tuscan and Central Italiansegola
- Tuscan and Central Italianseguala
- Siciliansègala
Balkan Romance
- Romaniansecară
- Aromaniansicarã
Padanian
- Emilianséigar
- Emiliansègher
- Emiliansagle
- Emiliansäigle
- Emilianségul
- Emiliansègal
- Emiliansegla
- Emiliansegàra
- Emilianséigala
- Emiliansgala
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Bressansèglla
- Bressansèlya
- Bressansêlya
- Dauphinoissêgla
- Dauphinoissîdia
- Foréziensêly
- Foréziensêlyi
- Fribourgeoissàela
- Genevoissâla
- Lyonnaissêgl