LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

fidicina

fidicina f (genitive fidicinae, masculine fidicen)
Classical[fɪˈdɪ.kɪ.na]Ecclesiastical[fiˈdiː.t͡ʃi.na]

Meaning

  1. femininelute player, lyrist, harper, harpist (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefidicinafidicinae
genitivefidicinaefidicinārum
dativefidicinaefidicinīs
accusativefidicinamfidicinās
ablativefidicināfidicinīs
vocativefidicinafidicinae

fĭdĭcĭna, ae, f. fidicen,
I. a female luteplayer, lyrist, harpist, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 45; 82; 1, 2, 48; 2, 2, 7 sq.; id. Most. 4, 2, 44; Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 4; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 59 al.; Mart. Cap. 3, § 296.

Origins

Latin -cen Latin fidicen Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin fidicina From fidicen (“lute player, lyrist, harpist”) + -a (feminine suffix).

Quick answers

What does fidicina mean in Latin?
fidicina, a noun, means “lute player, lyrist, harper, harpist (female)”.
What is the genitive of fidicina?
The genitive singular is fidicinae. fidicina is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce fidicina?
In classical Latin, [fɪˈdɪ.kɪ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fiˈdiː.t͡ʃi.na].