amica

See also: amică

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ka/

Etymology 1

From Latin amīca (“friend”).

Noun

amica f (plural amiche)

1. female equivalent of amico
2. girlfriend

Etymology 2

Verb

amica

1. third-person singular present indicative of amicarsi
2. second-person singular imperative of amicarsi

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Latin

Pronunciation

• amīca: (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmiː.ka/, [äˈmiːkä]
• amīca: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ka/, [ɑˈmiːkɑ]

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• amīcā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmiː.kaː/, [äˈmiːkäː]
• amīcā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ka/, [ɑˈmiːkɑ]

Etymology 1

Noun

amīca f (genitive amīcae, masculine amīcus); first declension

1. a female friend

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amīca	amīcae
Genitive	amīcae	amīcārum
Dative	amīcae	amīcīs
Accusative	amīcam	amīcās
Ablative	amīcā	amīcīs
Vocative	amīca	amīcae

Related terms

• amīcus
• amō

Descendants

• Asturian: amiga
• Catalan: amiga
• Dalmatian: amaica
• French: amie
• Friulian: amie
• Galician: amiga

• Italian: amica
• Portuguese: amiga
• Romanian: amică
• Romansch: amia
• Spanish: amiga

Noun

amīca f

1. vocative singular of amīca

Noun

amīcā f

1. ablative singular of amīca

References

• amica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• amica in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
• amica in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934

Etymology 2

Adjective

amīca

1. nominative feminine singular of amīcus
2. nominative neuter plural of amīcus
3. accusative neuter plural of amīcus
4. vocative feminine singular of amīcus
5. vocative neuter plural of amīcus

Adjective

amīcā

1. ablative feminine singular of amīcus