adarce

English

Etymology

From Latin adarcē, adarca, from Ancient Greek ἀδάρκη (adárkē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɑː(ɹ)si/

Noun

adarce (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A salty concretion found on reeds and grasses in marshy grounds. Soft and porous, it was formerly used for cleansing the skin and to treat leprosy. Nowadays it is unclear as to the exact nature of the substance.

References

• “adarce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• araced, arcade

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈdar.keː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈdar.t͡ʃe]

Noun

adarcē f (genitive adarcēs); first declension

1. alternative form of adarca

Inflection

First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē).

	singular	plural
nominative	adarcē	adarcae
genitive	adarcēs	adarcārum
dative	adarcae	adarcīs
accusative	adarcēn	adarcās
ablative	adarcē	adarcīs
vocative	adarcē	adarcae