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Verb

fabrica

1. third-person singular present indicative form of fabricar
2. second-person singular imperative form of fabricar

Latin

Etymology

Derived from faber ‎(“forger, smith”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.bri.ka/

Noun

fābrica f ‎(genitive fābricae); first declension

1. A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop.
2. An art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft, architecture.
3. A skillful production, fabric, building, structure.
4. (figuratively) A crafty device, wile, trick, stratagem.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• fabricensis
• fabricor
• fabricula

Related terms

Descendants

References

• fabrica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fabrica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• FABRICA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fabrica”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• fabrica in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Verb

fabrica

1. third-person singular present indicative of fabricar
2. second-person singular imperative of fabricar

Spanish

Pronunciation

Verb

fabrica

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fabricar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fabricar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of fabricar.

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian fabbrica

Noun

fabrica f (plural fabriche)

1. factory
2. mill, plant
3. building (under construction)