amica

See also: amică

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: a‧mì‧ca

Etymology 1

From Latin amīca (“friend”).

Noun

amica f (plural amiche)

1. female equivalent of amico
2. girlfriend

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

amica

1. feminine singular of amico

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

amica

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

Further reading

• amica in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

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

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
  • → Romanian: amică
• Portuguese: amiga
• Romansch: amia
• Spanish: amiga

References

• “amica”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• “amica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

amīca

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

Adjective

amīcā

1. ablative feminine singular of amīcus

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Romanian

Noun

amica

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of amică