pycta

Latin

Alternative forms

• pyctēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύκτης (púktēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpyk.ta/, [ˈpʏkt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpik.ta/, [ˈpikt̪ä]

Noun

pycta m (genitive pyctae); first declension

1. Prizefighter, boxer, pugilist
2. A (fighting) cock

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pycta	pyctae
Genitive	pyctae	pyctārum
Dative	pyctae	pyctīs
Accusative	pyctam	pyctās
Ablative	pyctā	pyctīs
Vocative	pycta	pyctae

Synonyms

• pugil

References

• “pycta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pycta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.