What does alica mean in Latin?

alica, a noun, means “A form of wheat (either spelt or emmer); grits prepared from this grain; A drink prepared from these grits”.

What is the genitive of alica?

The genitive singular is alicae. alica is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈa.lɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.li.ka].

noun · femininefirst declension

alica f (genitive alicae)

Classical[ˈa.lɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.li.ka]

ălĭca, ae, f. from alo, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.; akin to ἀλέω, ὀλαί acc. to Doed., orig. adj.,

I. nourishing, sc. farina.

I. A kind of grain, spelt, Cato, R. R. 76 init.; Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 50.—

II. Grits prepared from it, spelt-grits, Gr. χόνδρος, later ἄλιξ, Cels. 6, 6; Plin. 22, 25, 61, § 128.—

III. A drink prepared from these grits, Mart. 13, 6.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλιξ (álix) ‘rice-wheat groat’.

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