pedica

(Engels)

1. (declension-1, feminine) shackle, fetter
2. (declension-1, feminine) snare

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈpɛ.dɪ.ka]

Etimologie (Engels)

From pēs, pedis (“foot”) + -icus (“pertaining to”, adjectival suffix), of which the feminine form was substantivised. Compare manicae (“sleeve, manacles”).