procacia
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin procācia (“shamelessness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈkat͡ʃa/, [pr̺oˈkaː.t͡ʃa]
- Rhymes: -atʃa
- Hyphenation: pro‧cà‧cia
Noun
procacia f (plural procacie)
- (archaic, literary) impudence, insolence, shamelessness
- (by extension, literary) sexual provocativeness or attractiveness
Synonyms
- (all senses): procacità
- (impudence): impudenza, insolenza, sfacciataggine
- (provocativeness): lascivia, sensualità
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈkaː.ki.a/, [prɔˈkaː.ki.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈka.t͡ʃi.a/, [proˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]
Etymology 1
Form of procāx.
Adjective
procācia
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | procācia | procāciae |
Genitive | procāciae | procāciārum |
Dative | procāciae | procāciīs |
Accusative | procāciam | procāciās |
Ablative | procāciā | procāciīs |
Vocative | procācia | procāciae |
Descendants
- Italian: procacia
References
- procacia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- procacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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