praefica

Latin

Etymology

Derived from praeficiō (“I place in command”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.fi.ka/, [ˈprae̯.fɪ.ka]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈprɛ.fi.ka/, [ˈprɛː.fi.ka]

Noun

praefica f (genitive praeficae); first declension

A woman hired to lament at the head of a funeral procession; wailer

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	praefica	praeficae
genitive	praeficae	praeficārum
dative	praeficae	praeficīs
accusative	praeficam	praeficās
ablative	praeficā	praeficīs
vocative	praefica	praeficae

Descendants

Italian: prefica

References

praefica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
praefica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
praefica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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