noun · femininefirst declension
sublica
sublica f (genitive sublicae)
Classical[ˈsʊb.lɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈsub.li.ka]
Meaning
- femininewooden stake, pile or similar support, as for a bridge or building
- femininewooden palisade or stockade used as defensive fortification
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sublica | sublicae |
| genitive | sublicae | sublicārum |
| dative | sublicae | sublicīs |
| accusative | sublicam | sublicās |
| ablative | sublicā | sublicīs |
| vocative | sublica | sublicae |
sublĭca, ae, f.,
I. a stake or pile driven into the ground, a palisade (cf.:
palus, sudes, stipes), Caes. B. C. 3, 49; Liv. 23, 37; Vitr. 3, 3.—Esp., of the piles for a bridge, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; 7, 35; Liv. 1, 37.—In the form sublices, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 77; cf. Gloss. Labb.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sublica ae, f
2 LAC-, a stake, pile, palisade : sublicis in terram demissis, Cs.: isdem sublicis pontem reficere, piles , Cs.
Origins
Unknown