assecla

== Latin == === Noun === assecla f (genitive asseclae); first declension syncopated form of assecula (“follower, attendant, servant, sycophant”) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “assecla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “assecla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin assecula. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: as‧se‧cla === Noun === assecla m or f by sense (plural asseclas) contributor, follower (of a religion, philosophy, etc.) Synonym: adepto a member of the same religion, philosophy, etc. === Further reading === “assecla”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “assecla”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026