Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 117.amīca on page 117
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amīca friend
amīca is a Latin Noun that primarily means friend.
Definitions for amīca
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
friend
English derivatives:
amicable amiable amity
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A female friend.
- 2
A mistress, sweetheart, courtesan.
Sentences with amīca
Latin to English
Amīcae sunt bonae.Compare The girlfriends are good.
Cum amīcīs venerunt.Compare They came with friends. (=with whom?)
Ab amīcīs potentibus adiuvābimur.Compare We shall be helped by powerful friends.
Ab amīcīs movēbātur; cōnsiliīs eōrum movēbātur.Compare He used to be aroused (moved) by his friends; he used to be aroused by their plans.
Infelix est Mucius, quod dextra ignes hostium premit et ipse a se exigit errores sui poenas? Quod regem, quem armata manu non potuit, exusta fugat? Quid ergo? Felicior esset, si in sinu amicae foveret manum?Compare Is Mucius unfortunate because he grasps the flames of the enemy with his right hand and forces himself to pay the penalty of his mistake? Because with his charred hand he routs the king whom his armed hand he could not rout? Tell me, then, would he be happier if he were warming his hand in his mistress's bosom?
Declension table for amīca
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | amīca | amīcae |
| Gen. | amīcae | amīcārum |
| Dat. | amīcae | amīcīs |
| Acc. | amīcam | amīcās |
| Abl. | amīcā | amīcīs |
Specs
Noun details
Declension first
Gender feminine
Word metrics
Frequency rank Unknown
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 20.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 117.
- Word frequencies
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "amīca, amīcae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/amica-amicae.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 20.amīca, amīcae on page 20
