manicae

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of manica (“sleeve of a tunic”), from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

manicae f pl (genitive manicārum); first declension

  1. handcuffs, manacles, fetters
  2. (figuratively, nautical) A grappling-iron, used to hook enemy ships.

Noun

manicae

  1. nominative plural of manica
  2. genitive singular of manica
  3. dative singular of manica
  4. vocative plural of manica

References
  • manicae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • manicae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • manicae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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