sicera

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῑ́κερᾰ (sī́kera), itself the Septuagint rendition of Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār), used to refer to strong drinks, related to Hebrew שִׁכּוֹר (“drunk”) and Arabic سكر related to drunkenness.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.ke.ra/, [ˈs̠iːkɛrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.t͡ʃe.ra/, [ˈsiːt͡ʃerä]

Noun

sīcera f (genitive sīcerae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) An intoxicating drink (possibly a form of cider)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sīcera	sīcerae
Genitive	sīcerae	sīcerārum
Dative	sīcerae	sīcerīs
Accusative	sīceram	sīcerās
Ablative	sīcerā	sīcerīs
Vocative	sīcera	sīcerae

References

• “sicera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sicera 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)
• sicera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.