LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

āfricia

āfricia f (genitive āfriciae)
Classical[kũːˈspɔ.li.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kumˈspɔː.li.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinrarea type of cake used in sacrifices
    Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? [....] Series vero, quae sequitur, liborum significantias continet What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula? [....] while the series of names which follows denotes consecrated cakes.c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeāfriciaāfriciae
genitiveāfriciaeāfriciārum
dativeāfriciaeāfriciīs
accusativeāfriciamāfriciās
ablativeāfriciāāfriciīs
vocativeāfriciaāfriciae

Origins

Probably from cum (“with”) + spolium (“booty, spoil”)

Descendants
  • Aromanianafreatsã

Quick answers

What does āfricia mean in Latin?
āfricia, a noun, means “a type of cake used in sacrifices”.
What is the genitive of āfricia?
The genitive singular is āfriciae. āfricia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce āfricia?
In classical Latin, [kũːˈspɔ.li.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kumˈspɔː.li.um].