theca
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English
theca thecae N F :: suitcase
theca theca thecae N F :: case, box; that which encloses, envelope/cover/hull/sheath (L+S); vagina
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
thēca: ae, f., = θήκη,>
I that in which any thing is enclosed, an envelope, hull, cover, case, sheath, etc. (syn. vagina): grani, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1: efferri sine thecis vasa, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; id. Att. 4, 7, 2; Quint. 6, 3, 61: calamaria, Suet. Claud. 35; Mart. 14, 19, 1; Amm. 28, 4, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
thēca,¹⁴ æ, f. (θήκη),
1 étui, gaine, fourreau : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52
2 cassette : Cic. Att. 4, 7, 2 || boîte, coffre : Amm. 28, 4, 13 || étui pour mettre les roseaux à écrire : Suet. Claud. 35.
Latin > German (Georges)
thēca, ae, f. (θήκη), die Hülle, Decke, die Scheide, grani, Varro: vasa sine thecis, Cic.: nummaria, Cic.: poculorom, Iul. Val.: aureis thecis cultros includunt suos, Ambros. – bes. die lederne Hülle für die Schreibgrirfel u. -röhren, theca calamaria aut graphiaria, Federbüchse, Suet. Claud. 35, 2: thecae cannarum quinque, für fünf Schreibröhren, Edict. Diocl. 10, 17: thecae et pugillares tabulae (notariorum), Amm. 28, 4, 13.
