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
- (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.
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- Late Latin
- la:Alcoholic beverages