LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

arinca

arinca f (genitive arincae)
Classical[aˈrɪŋ.ka]Ecclesiastical[aˈriŋ.ka]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of grain also called olyra

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearincaarincae
genitivearincaearincārum
dativearincaearincīs
accusativearincamarincās
ablativearincāarincīs
vocativearincaarincae

arinca, ae, f. Gallic,
I. a kind of grain, otherwise called olyra, Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 81; 18, 10, 20, § 92; 22, 25, 27, § 121.— Acc. to Harduin, rye (in Dauphiné, now riguet); acc. to others, the one-grained wheat: Triticum monococcum, Linn.

Origins

Unknown, only attested in Pliny the Elder and there connected as Gaulish.

Quick answers

What does arinca mean in Latin?
arinca, a noun, means “A kind of grain also called olyra”.
What is the genitive of arinca?
The genitive singular is arincae. arinca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce arinca?
In classical Latin, [aˈrɪŋ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈriŋ.ka].