LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

stacta

stacta f (genitive stactae)
Classical[ˈstak.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈstak.ta]

Meaning

  1. feminineoil of myrrh

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestacta
stactē		stactae
genitivestactae
stactēs		stactārum
dativestactaestactīs
accusativestactam
stactēn		stactās
ablativestactā
stactē		stactīs
vocativestacta
stactē		stactae

stacta, ae, or stactē, ēs, f., = στακτή,
I. myrrh-oil.
(a). Stacta, Lucr. 2, 847; Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 23; id. Most. 1, 3, 151; Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 70.—
(b). Stacte, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 5; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 17.—Also, myrrha stacta (stacte), Scrib. Comp. 125; 145; Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68.—Plur., Col. poët. 10, 173.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ).

Quick answers

What does stacta mean in Latin?
stacta, a noun, means “oil of myrrh”.
What is the genitive of stacta?
The genitive singular is stactae. stacta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce stacta?
In classical Latin, [ˈstak.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstak.ta].