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theca

/ˈθiːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
the-ca
IPA
/ˈθiːkə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

Any of several external cases or sheaths.

noun

A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)bor. Latin thēca English theca From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, thēca, θήκη

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

thecas (plural) thecae (plural)

Derived Forms

endotheca endothecium epitheca exotheca exothecium extrathecal gnathotheca gonotheca hydrotheca hypotheca intrathecal karyotheca

Phrases

theca cordis theca externa theca folliculi theca interna

Frequently Paired Words

intrathecally thecium

Synonyms

sac

Questions

How do you pronounce theca?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθiːkə/.
What does theca mean?
Any of several external cases or sheaths.
Where does theca come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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