LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

staca

staca f (genitive stacae)
Classical[ˈsta.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.ka]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinfemininea stake

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestacastacae
genitivestacaestacārum
dativestacaestacīs
accusativestacamstacās
ablativestacāstacīs
vocativestacastacae

Origins

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“a stake”), either via Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka) or Frankish *staka. See stake.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchestachefrom Old French estache
  • Frenchestaquefrom Old French estache
  • Italianstacca
  • Catalanestacafrom Old Occitan estaca
  • Occitanestacafrom Old Occitan estaca
  • Normanétacfrom Old French estache
  • Middle Englishstachefrom Old French estache
  • Middle Englishstagefrom Old French estache
Iberian
  • Portugueseestacafrom Old Galician-Portuguese estaca
  • Spanishestaca
  • Aragoneseestaca
  • Galicianestacafrom Old Galician-Portuguese estaca

Quick answers

What does staca mean in Latin?
staca, a noun, means “a stake”.
What is the genitive of staca?
The genitive singular is stacae. staca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce staca?
In classical Latin, [ˈsta.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstaː.ka].