noun · femininefirst declension
cārica
cārica f (genitive cāricae)
Classical[ˈkaː.rɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ri.ka]
Meaning
- a type of fig from Caria
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cārica | cāricae |
| genitive | cāricae | cāricārum |
| dative | cāricae | cāricīs |
| accusative | cāricam | cāricās |
| ablative | cāricā | cāricīs |
| vocative | cārica | cāricae |
Cārĭca, v. Caria.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Cārica ae,
a dried fig, Carian fig, C., O.
Origins
Ellipsis of Cārica fīcus f (“Carian fig”), from the feminine of the adjective Cāricus (“Carian”), from Cāria + -icus (adjective-forming suffix).
In English words that came into English from cārica
- caricouscārica