erithace

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριθάκη (erithákē).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.tʰa.keː/, [ɛˈrɪt̪ʰäkeː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.ta.t͡ʃe/, [eˈriːt̪ät͡ʃe]

Noun

erithacē f (genitive erithacēs); first declension

bee bread, sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)

Declension

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Synonyms

(bee bread, sandarac): cērinthus, sandaraca

References

“ĕrĭthăce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ĕrĭthăcē in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 599/2
“erithacē” on page 617/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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