noun · femininefirst declension
fulica
fulica f (genitive fulicae)
Classical[ˈfʊ.lɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.li.ka]
Meaning
- femininea coot
Iam sibi tum a curvis male temperat unda carinis, Cum medio celeres revolant ex aequore mergi Clamoremque ferunt ad litora, cumque marinae in sicco ludunt fulicae, notasque paludes
See the billowing waves not spare the curved-keeled boats, as quick loons fly back from the deep and let resound their cry towards the shore, as the coot solaces on dry land and herons leave the ponds they know so well and take to the heights, towering over the clouds.c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 1.359–364 - femininewaterfowl
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fulica | fulicae fulicēs |
| genitive | fulicae | fulicārum fulicum |
| dative | fulicae fulicī | fulicīs fulicibus |
| accusative | fulicam fulicem | fulicās fulicēs |
| ablative | fulicā fulice | fulicīs fulicibus |
| vocative | fulica | fulicae fulicēs |
fŭlĭca, ae (also fŭlix, ĭcis, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 8, 14), f.,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fulica ae, f
2 FAL-, a coot , C., V., O.
Origins
According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare Old High German belihha ("coot"; > modern German Belche), Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”), Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”) and Old English bǣl (English bale).
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanfoliga
- Occitanfolca
- Frenchfoulquefrom Occitan folca
Insular Romance
- Sardinianpuliga
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianfolaga
- Corsicanfolga
- Istriotfùlaga
- Neapolitanfolleca
- Sicilianfùrrica
- Venetanfolega
- Venetanfoliga
Borrowings
- Spanishfúlica
- Esperantofuliko
- Middle Frenchfullicque
- TranslingualFulica