procacia

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin procācia (“shamelessness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /proˈka.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

(antonym(s) of “all senses”): pudore
(antonym(s) of “impudence”): modestia, umiltà
(antonym(s) of “provocativeness”): castità, pudicizia

Anagrams

acciarpo, acciarpò, accorpai, caproica

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proˈkaː.ki.a/, [prɔˈkäːkiä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈka.t͡ʃi.a/, [proˈkäːt͡ʃiä]

Etymology 1

Form of procāx.

Adjective

procācia

nominative/accusative/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

Declension

First-declension noun.

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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