Italian

Noun

officina f ‎(plural officine)

1. workshop

Latin

Alternative forms

• opificīna

Etymology

From opificium ‎(“action of working”), from opifex ‎(“laborer, worker”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /of.fiˈkiː.na/

Noun

officīna f ‎(genitive officīnae); first declension

1. workshop, manufactory
2. a poultry house, henhouse

Usage notes

An officīna is a shop where goods are manufactured. A taberna can be a shop where goods are sold. It is possible for a single shop to be both a taberna and an officīna.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• officīnālis
• officīnātor
• officīnātrix

Related terms

• opifex
• opificium

Descendants

References

• officina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• officina in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “officina”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• officina in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• officina in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Noun

officina f (plural officinas)

1. Obsolete spelling of oficina