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

Antonyms

(all senses): pudore
(impudence): modestia, umiltà
(provocativeness): castità, pudicizia

Anagrams

accorpai, caproica

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

nominative neuter plural of procāx
accusative neuter plural of procāx
vocative neuter plural of procāx

Etymology 2

Derived from procāx (“shameless”) +‎ -ia (“abstract noun-forming suffix”).

Noun

procācia f (genitive procāciae); first declension

(Late Latin) shamelessness, impudence

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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