LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fabrica

fabrica f (genitive fabricae)
Classical[ˈfa.brɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.bri.ka]

Meaning

  1. feminineA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop.
  2. feminineAn art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft, architecture.
  3. feminineA skillful production, fabric, building, structure, fabrication, construct, artifice, machine
  4. femininefigurativelyA crafty device, wile, trick, stratagem, machination

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefabricafabricae
genitivefabricaefabricārum
dativefabricaefabricīs
accusativefabricamfabricās
ablativefabricāfabricīs
vocativefabricafabricae

fā^brĭca, ae, f. 1. faber,
I. the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials (syn.: taberna, officina).
I. Prop., Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 45; 4, 6, 4: Vulcanus, qui Lemni fabricae traditur praefuisse, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55: armorum, armory, Veg. Mil. 2, 11 (for which: armorum officinae, Caes. B. C. 1, 34 fin.).—
II. Transf., the art, trade, or profession of such an artisan, Vitr. 1, 1: pictura et fabrica ceteraeque artes habent quendam absoluti operis effectum, architecture, Cic. N. D. 2, 13, 35; cf. id. Div. 1, 51, 161; and: natura effectum esse mundum: nihil opus fuisse fabrica, id. ib. 1, 20, 53: omnis fabrica aeris et ferri, id. N. D. 2, 60, 150: aeraria, ferrea, materiaria, the art of working in brass, etc., Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 197 sq.; cf.: aerariae artis, Just. 36, 4, 4; and: ejus fabricae, quam Graeci χαλκευτικὴν vocant, Quint. 2, 21, 10.—In apposition with ars: abies Graeco fabricae artis genere spectabilis, Plin. 16, 42, 82, § 225: servus arte fabrica peritus, Dig. 33, 7, 19 fin.: fanum solerti fabrica structum, with artistic skill, App. M. 6, p. 174, 25.—
2. In gen., any skilful production, a fabric, building, etc.: admirabilis membrorum animantium, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121; cf. id. Off. 1, 35, 127; Pall. 1, 7, 4; 1, 9, 2 al.—Of man as the creature of God, Prud. Hymn. de Rad. Dom. 45. —
b. In the comic writers, a crafty device, trick, stratagem: ei nos facetis fabricis et doctis dolis Glaucumam ob oculos obiciemus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 69; id. Cist. 2, 2, 5: nescio quam fabricam facit, id. Ep. 5, 2, 25; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 132: ad senem fingere, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 34 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin fabrica From faber (“craftsman, smith”) + -icus. Originally this was an adjective *fabricus which was mainly used in the two phrases fabrica officīna "workplace of a faber" and fabrica ars "art of a faber", which led to two distinct core meanings.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanfàbrica
  • Englishfabrica
  • Frenchfabrique
  • Occitanfabrica
  • Portuguesefábrica
  • Spanishfábrica
  • Asturianfábrica
  • Crimean Tatarfabrıqa
  • Franco-Provençalfabreca
  • Galicianfábrica
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfabbrica
  • Romanianfabricăfrom Italian fabbrica
  • Albanianfabrikëfrom Italian fabbrica
  • Amharicፋብሪካfrom Italian fabbrica
  • Maltesefabbrikafrom Italian fabbrica
  • Turkishfabrikafrom Italian fabbrica
  • Tigrinyaፋብሪካfrom Italian fabbrica
  • Sicilianfràbbicafrom Italian fabbrica
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesefráguafrom Old Galician-Portuguese frauga
  • Spanishfraguafrom Old Spanish faurga
  • Aragoneseforga
  • Aragonesefarga
  • Aragonesefrauga
  • Aragonesefraugua
  • Galicianfraugafrom Old Galician-Portuguese frauga
  • GalicianFrádegafrom Old Galician-Portuguese frauga
  • Galicianfraguafrom Old Spanish faurga
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfarga
  • Franco-Provençalfavèrge
  • Franco-Provençalfargi
  • Franco-Provençalfôrge
  • Old Frenchfaverge
  • Old Frenchforge
  • Auvergnatfarjafrom Old Occitan favrega
  • Auvergnatfàuriafrom Old Occitan favrega
  • Gasconhargafrom Old Occitan favrega
  • Gasconhòrgafrom Old Occitan favrega
Insular Romance
  • Logudoresefraiga
  • Nuoresefravica
  • Nuoresebrabbica
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianfarie
  • Romanshfravie
  • Romanshfavgia
Gallo-Italic
  • EmilianFrògna
  • LigurianFràuga
Ancient borrowings
  • Albanianfarkë

In English words that came into English from fabrica

  • fabricfabrica
  • forgefabrica
  • forgeryfabricō
  • fabricatefabricātus
  • fabricationfabricatio

Quick answers

What does fabrica mean in Latin?
fabrica, a noun, means “A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop.; An art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft, architecture.; A skillful production, fabric, building, structure, fabrication, construct, artifice, machine”.
What is the genitive of fabrica?
The genitive singular is fabricae. fabrica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fabrica?
In classical Latin, [ˈfa.brɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.bri.ka].
Which English words come from fabrica?
English words that go back to Latin fabrica include fabric, forge, forgery, fabricate and fabrication.