LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

erīcē

erīcē f (genitive erīcēs)
Classical[ɛˈriː.keː]Ecclesiastical[eˈriː.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. heath, broom (plant)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerīcēerīcae
genitiveerīcēserīcārum
dativeerīcaeerīcīs
accusativeerīcēn
erīcam		erīcās
ablativeerīcēerīcīs
vocativeerīcēerīcae

ĕrīce, ēs, f., = ἐρείκη,
I. heath, broom, ling, Plin. 24, 9, 39, § 64; 11, 16, 15, § 41 sq. —Hence, ĕrīcaeus, a, um, adj., of the heath-flower, i. e. collected from it: mel (= mel sylvestre), Plin. 11, 16, 15, § 41.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).

Quick answers

What does erīcē mean in Latin?
erīcē, a noun, means “heath, broom (plant)”.
What is the genitive of erīcē?
The genitive singular is erīcēs. erīcē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce erīcē?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈriː.keː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈriː.t͡ʃe].