adjective
dominicā1
dominicā
Classical[dɔˈmɪ.nɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[doˈmiː.ni.ka]
Meaning
- ablativefemininesingularablative feminine singular of dominicus
- EcclesiasticalLatinSunday (as a clipping of dominica diēs (day of the Lord)
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Dominica2
Dominica f (genitive Dominicae)
Classical[dɔˈmɪ.nɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[doˈmiː.ni.ka]
Meaning
- EcclesiasticalLatinfeminineSunday
Excipiuntur Dominicæ contingentes in Festo Exaltationis sanctæ Crucis
Sundays coincident with the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross are excepted1717, Breviarium Sacri Ordinis Cartusiensis [Breviary of the Holy Carthusian Order]: - New LatinfeminineDominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)
- EarlyMedieval Latinfemininea female given name
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dominica | Dominicae |
| genitive | Dominicae | Dominicārum |
| dative | Dominicae | Dominicīs |
| accusative | Dominicam | Dominicās |
| ablative | Dominicā | Dominicīs |
| vocative | Dominica | Dominicae |
| locative | Dominicae | Dominicīs |
Origins
Ellipsis of diēs Dominica (“Lord’s Day, day of the Lord, Sunday”), used for the island of Dominica since it was sighted by Christopher Columbus on a Sunday.
Quick answers
- What does dominicā mean in Latin?
- dominicā, a adjective, means “ablative feminine singular of dominicus; Sunday (as a clipping of dominica diēs (day of the Lord)”.
- How do you pronounce dominicā?
- In classical Latin, [dɔˈmɪ.nɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [doˈmiː.ni.ka].