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rica
rica
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to twist, weave, bind”). Cognate with English wry, German reihen (“to crimp”) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, “bent, curved”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈriː.ka/
Noun
rīca f (genitive rīcae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rīca | rīcae |
genitive | rīcae | rīcārum |
dative | rīcae | rīcīs |
accusative | rīcam | rīcās |
ablative | rīcā | rīcīs |
vocative | rīca | rīcae |
References
- rica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rica”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- rica in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁi.kɐ/
Adjective
rica f sg
- Feminine singular of adjective rico.