canicae

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with English honey, Albanian qengjë (“beehive”) and Ancient Greek κνῆκος (knêkos, “safflower”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ni.kae̯/, [ˈkänɪkäe̯]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ni.t͡ʃe/, [ˈkäːnit͡ʃe]

Noun

canicae f pl (genitive canicārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. a kind of bran

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative canicae
Genitive canicārum
Dative canicīs
Accusative canicās
Ablative canicīs
Vocative canicae

References
  • canicae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “canicae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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