sublica

Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ laciō (“I entice, ensnare”), presumably in the sense of being bound below or supporting from below.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈs̠ʊblʲɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsub.li.ka/, [ˈsublikä]

Noun

sublica f (genitive sublicae); first declension

1. (architecture) wooden stake, pile or similar support, as for a bridge or building
2. wooden palisade or stockade used as defensive fortification

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sublica	sublicae
genitive	sublicae	sublicārum
dative	sublicae	sublicīs
accusative	sublicam	sublicās
ablative	sublicā	sublicīs
vocative	sublica	sublicae

References

• “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sublica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sublica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.