noun · femininefirst declension
zancha
zancha f (genitive zanchae)
Classical[ˈzaŋ.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zaŋ.ka]
Meaning
- femininea kind of soft Parthian shoe
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zancha | zanchae zancae, zangae |
| genitive | zanchae zancae, zangae | zanchārum zancārum, zangārum |
| dative | zanchae zancae, zangae | zanchīs zancīs, zangīs |
| accusative | zancham zancam, zangam | zanchās zancās, zangās |
| ablative | zanchā | zanchīs zancīs, zangīs |
| vocative | zancha | zanchae zancae, zangae |
zancha, zanca, or zanga, ae, f.,
I. a kind of soft Parthian shoe, Gallien. ap. Treb. Claud. 17; Cod. Th. 14, 10, 2.
Origins
From Parthian, equalling Persian ظانگا (zângâ). Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to hobble, limp”), similar to English shank. The Late Latin term (as the plural tzangae), is found only as a transcription in Koine Greek τζάγγη, plural τζάγγαι (tzángē, plural tzángai) from which, the Mediaeval Greek τζαγγίον n (tzangíon, “a Byzantine kind of shoe”).
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishzanca
- Spanishchanca
- Spanishchancla
- Galicianzanca
- Galicianchanca
Italo-Romance
- Italianzanca
- Italiancianca
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanxanca
Borrowings
- Sicilianzannufrom Koine Greek τζάγγη