sica
sica noun: a curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.
Noun
sica (plural sicas or sicae)
- A curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.
- [...] representation of a sheathed sickle on two fragments of a limestone plaque from Siristat (Figure 12). The plaque has not survived and only a sketch made by Jüthner records it. The publishers thought it showed a gladiatorial sica[…]1996, Richard Ashton, Studies in Ancient Coinage from Turkey, British Inst of Archaeology at
- He had been honing the blades of sica daggers when Marie was brought in, work that could only be done in the secrecy of night. The huddle broke up and four Sicarii left, including the man with the nervous eyes.2004 April 19, Junius Podrug, Dark Passage, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 302
Proper noun capitalized: Sica
Sica (plural Sicas)
- A surname.
Forms of sica
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sicas |
| plural | sicae |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sicas |
Origin of sica
Borrowed from Latin sīca.
Questions about sica
- What does sica mean?
- Sica means a curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.
- What part of speech is sica?
- Sica can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of sica?
- The plural of sica is sicas.
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