What does sectūra mean in Latin?

sectūra, a noun, means “cut; cutting”.

What is the genitive of sectūra?

The genitive singular is sectūrae. sectūra is feminine, first declension.

mine, digging

sectūra -ae (f) — in De Bello Gallico II

sectūra, ae, f. seco,

I. a cutting (very rare).

I. Lit.: scutum a secturā, Varr. L. L. 5, § 115 Müll.: callaides secturā formantur, alias fragiles, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 111.—

II. Transf.

A. A cut: ut sectura inferior ponatur semper, Plin. 17, 17, 28, § 124.—

B. The place where any thing is cut or dug, diggings, mines: aerariae secturaeque, Caes. B. G. 3, 21, 3 (al. structurae).

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