publica

See also: pública, publicá, and publicà

Catalan

Verb

publica

1. inflection of publicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

publica

1. inflection of publicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

Verb

publica

1. present of publicar
2. imperative of publicar

Italian

Adjective

publica

1. feminine singular of publico

Latin

Etymology

From pūblicus (“of or belonging to the people”).

Pronunciation

• pūblica: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpuː.bli.ka/, [ˈpuːblʲɪkä]
• pūblica: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.bli.ka/, [ˈpuːblikä]
• pūblicā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpuː.bli.kaː/, [ˈpuːblʲɪkäː]
• pūblicā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.bli.ka/, [ˈpuːblikä]

Adjective

pūblica

1. inflection of pūblicus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

pūblicā

1. ablative feminine singular of pūblicus

Noun

pūblica f (genitive pūblicae); first declension

1. the public

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pūblica	pūblicae
Genitive	pūblicae	pūblicārum
Dative	pūblicae	pūblicīs
Accusative	pūblicam	pūblicās
Ablative	pūblicā	pūblicīs
Vocative	pūblica	pūblicae

Derived terms

• Piscīna pūblica
• respublica

Related terms

• pūblicus

Descendants

• Albanian: pukë

References

• publica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• publica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to guarantee the protection of the state; to promise a safe-conduct: fidem publicam dare, interponere (Sall. Iug. 32. 1)
    
  • the constitution: forma rei publicae
    
  • to give the state a constitution: rem publicam constituere
    
  • to give the state a constitution: rem publicam legibus et institutis temperare (Tusc. 1. 1. 2)
    
  • to have no constitution, be in anarchy: nullam habere rem publicam
    
  • to restore the ancient constitution: rem publicam in pristinum statum restituere
    
  • to govern, administer the state: rem publicam gerere, administrare, regere, tractare, gubernare
    
  • to have the management of the state: rei publicae praeesse
    
  • to hold the reins of government: ad gubernacula (metaph. only in plur.) rei publicae sedere
    
  • to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
    
  • to hold the reins of government: gubernacula rei publicae tractare
    
  • to devote oneself to politics, a political career: accedere, se conferre ad rem publicam
    
  • to devote oneself to politics, a political career: rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)
    
  • (ambiguous) to take part in politics: in re publica or in rebus publicis versari
    
  • to take no part in politics: rei publicae deesse (opp. adesse)
    
  • to retire from public life: a negotiis publicis se removere
    
  • to defend, strengthen the state: rem publicam tueri, stabilire
    
  • to aggrandise, extend the power of the state: rem publicam augere, amplificare
    
  • to further the common weal: saluti rei publicae non deesse
    
  • for political reasons: rei publicae causa (Sest. 47. 101)
    
  • (ambiguous) the welfare of the state: summa res publica (or summa rei publicae)
    
  • (ambiguous) the interests of the state: commoda publica or rei publicae rationes
    
  • to further the public interests: rei publicae rationibus or simply rei publicae consulere
    
  • to consider a thing from a political point of view: ad rei publicae rationes aliquid referre
    
  • to devote one's every thought to the state's welfare: in rem publicam omni cogitatione curaque incumbere (Fam. 10. 1. 2)
    
  • to devote one's every thought to the state's welfare: omnes curas et cogitationes in rem publicam conferre
    
  • to devote one's every thought to the state's welfare: omnes curas in rei publicae salute defigere (Phil. 14. 5. 13)
    
  • to devote oneself body and soul to the good of the state: totum et animo et corpore in salutem rei publicae se conferre
    
  • (ambiguous) statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes
    
  • statesmen: principes rem publicam administrantes or simply principes
    
  • to foresee political events long before: longe prospicere futuros casus rei publicae (De Amic. 12. 40)
    
  • (ambiguous) a man's policy is aiming at, directed towards..: alicuius in re publica or capessendae rei publicae consilia eo spectant, ut...
    
  • banished from public life: rei publicae muneribus orbatus
    
  • an independent spirit: a partibus rei publicae animus liber (Sall. Cat. 4. 2)
    
  • owing to political dissension: ex rei publicae dissensione
    
  • to throw oneself heart and soul into politics: studio ad rem publicam ferri
    
  • revolution: conversio rei publicae (Div. 2. 2. 6)
    
  • to foster revolutionary projects: contra rem publicam sentire
    
  • to be guilty of high treason: contra rem publicam facere
    
  • to shake the stability of the state: rem publicam labefactare
    
  • to throw the state into confusion: rem publicam perturbare
    
  • to endanger the existence of the state: statum rei publicae convellere
    
  • to damage the state: rem publicam vexare
    
  • to completely overthrow the government, the state: rem publicam funditus evertere
    
  • to give some one unlimited power in state affairs: rem publicam alicui permittere
    
  • to deliver the state from a tyranny: rem publicam in libertatem vindicare a or ex dominatione
    
  • to enrich oneself at the expense of the state: rem publicam quaestui habere
    
  • to enter a thing in the public records: in tabulas publicas referre aliquid
    
  • to accuse some one of malversation, embezzlement of public money: accusare aliquem peculatus, pecuniae publicae
    
  • (ambiguous) in the time of the Republic: libera re publica
    
  • (ambiguous) at the time of a most satisfactory government: optima re publica
    
  • (ambiguous) the Republic: libera res publica, liber populus
    
  • (ambiguous) to hold the first position in the state: principem in re publica locum obtinere
    
  • (ambiguous) public affairs: negotia publica (Off. 1. 20. 69)
    
  • (ambiguous) to take part in politics: in re publica or in rebus publicis versari
    
  • (ambiguous) to retire from public life: a re publica recedere
    
  • (ambiguous) the state is secure: res publica stat (opp. iacet)
    
  • (ambiguous) for the advantage of the state; in the interests of the state: e re publica (opp. contra rem p.)
    
  • (ambiguous) the welfare of the state: summa res publica (or summa rei publicae)
    
  • (ambiguous) the interests of the state: commoda publica or rei publicae rationes
    
  • (ambiguous) to have the good of the state at heart: bene, optime sentire de re publica
    
  • (ambiguous) to have the good of the state at heart: omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia sentire
    
  • (ambiguous) statesmen: viri rerum civilium, rei publicae gerendae periti or viri in re publica prudentes
    
  • (ambiguous) an experienced politician: homo in re publica exercitatus
    
  • (ambiguous) to possess great political insight: plus in re publica videre
    
  • (ambiguous) a man's policy is aiming at, directed towards..: alicuius in re publica or capessendae rei publicae consilia eo spectant, ut...
    
  • (ambiguous) a political ally: consiliorum in re publica socius
    
  • (ambiguous) to have the same political opinions: idem de re publica sentire
    
  • (ambiguous) to hold different views in politics: ab aliquo in re publica dissentire
    
  • (ambiguous) democracy: imperium populi or populare, civitas or res publica popularis
    
  • (ambiguous) to betray the interests of the state: a re publica deficere
    
  • (ambiguous) the public income from the mines: pecunia publica, quae ex metallis redit
    
  • (ambiguous) let the consuls take measures for the protection of the state: videant or dent operam consules, ne quid res publica detrimenti capiat (Catil. 1. 2. 4)
    
  • (ambiguous) to let out public works to contract: locare opera publica
    
  • (ambiguous) a criminal case: causa publica (Brut. 48. 178)
    

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

publica

1. feminine singular of public

Portuguese

Verb

publica

1. inflection of publicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin publicare.

Verb

a publica (third-person singular present publică, past participle publicat) 1st conj.

1. to publish

Conjugation

    conjugation of publica (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a publica
gerund			publicând
past participle			publicat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	public	publici	publică	publicăm	publicați	publică
	imperfect	publicam	publicai	publica	publicam	publicați	publicau
	simple perfect	publicai	publicași	publică	publicarăm	publicarăți	publicară
	pluperfect	publicasem	publicaseși	publicase	publicaserăm	publicaserăți	publicaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să public	să publici	să publice	să publicăm	să publicați	să publice
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		publică			publicați
	negative		nu publica			nu publicați

Spanish

Verb

publica

1. inflection of publicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative