spica

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English [edit]

Noun [edit]

spica (plural spicas or spicae)

  1. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk.

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

spica f (plural spiche)

  1. ear (of corn); spike (Variant of: spiga)
  2. lavender

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”).

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Noun [edit]

spīca (genitive spīcae); f, first declension

  1. (of grain) A head, ear, spike

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative spīca spīcae
genitive spīcae spīcārum
dative spīcae spīcīs
accusative spīcam spīcās
ablative spīcā spīcīs
vocative spīca spīcae

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Sicilian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin spica (“spike, ear (of corn)”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈspɪka/
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ca

Noun [edit]

spica f (plural spichi)

  1. spike, ear
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