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/, [ˈka.nɪ.kae̯]

Noun

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

  1. a kind of bran

Inflection

First declension.

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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