Parca

== Italian == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpar.ka/ Rhymes: -arka Hyphenation: Pàr‧ca === Proper noun === Parca m or f by sense a surname === Further reading === Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎[1] == Latin == === Etymology === Suggestions include: parcō (“to spare”) pariō (“to give birth”) plicō, plectō (“to plait”) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ka] === Proper noun === Parca f (genitive Parcae); first declension any one of the Fates (the three goddesses who control destiny) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== French: Parque Italian: Parca === References === “Parca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Parca”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “Parca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɾka/ [ˈpaɾ.ka] Rhymes: -aɾka Syllabification: Par‧ca === Proper noun === Parca f Grim Reaper ==== Related terms ====