LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sēscū̆ncia

sēscū̆ncia f (genitive sēscū̆nciae)
Classical[seːsˈkuːŋ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[sesˈkun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. One and a half unciae.
  2. One eighth (of a whole)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēscū̆nciasēscū̆nciae
genitivesēscū̆nciaesēscū̆nciārum
dativesēscū̆nciaesēscū̆nciīs
accusativesēscū̆nciamsēscū̆nciās
ablativesēscū̆nciāsēscū̆nciīs
vocativesēscū̆nciasēscū̆nciae

sescuncĭa (SESCONCIA, Inscr. Orell. 4563), ae, f. sesqui-uncia,
I. one and a half unciae, i.e. a twelfth and a half, = one eighth of a whole, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 187; Cels. 5, 18, 28; Col. 12, 59, 4; Scrib. Larg. 50; 60; Front. Aquaed. 26; Dig. 37, 8, 7 fin.—As adj.: copulae sescunciae, an inch and a half thick, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 11; cf. the foll. art.

Origins

From sēsqui- + ū̆ncia.

Descendants
  • Italiansescuncia

Quick answers

What does sēscū̆ncia mean in Latin?
sēscū̆ncia, a noun, means “One and a half unciae.; One eighth (of a whole)”.
What is the genitive of sēscū̆ncia?
The genitive singular is sēscū̆nciae. sēscū̆ncia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sēscū̆ncia?
In classical Latin, [seːsˈkuːŋ.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sesˈkun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.a].