LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

canicae

canicae f pl (genitive canicārum)
Classical[ˈka.nɪ.kae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ni.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralplural onlya kind of bran

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—canicae
genitive—canicārum
dative—canicīs
accusative—canicās
ablative—canicīs
vocative—canicae

canĭcae, ārum, f.,
I. a kind of bran: canicae furfures de farre a cibo canum vocatae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 88, 16 sq.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with English honey, Albanian qengjë (“beehive”) and Ancient Greek κνῆκος (knêkos, “safflower”), Middle Welsh canecon (“gold”).

Quick answers

What does canicae mean in Latin?
canicae, a noun, means “a kind of bran”.
What is the genitive of canicae?
The genitive singular is canicārum. canicae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce canicae?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.nɪ.kae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ni.t͡ʃe].