LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

landīca

landīca f (genitive landīcae)
Classical[ɫanˈdiː.ka]Ecclesiastical[lanˈdiː.ka]

Meaning

  1. slangvulgarclitoris
    At dī deaeque dentibus tuīs ēscam negent, amīcae cunnilinge vīcīnae, per quem puella fortis ante nec mendāx et quae solēbat impigrō celer passū ad nōs venīre, nunc misella landīcaec. 100 CE, anonymous, Carmina Priapea 78 (Choliambic meter)
    PETO [LA]NDICAM FVLVIAEI aim for Fulvia's clit41 BCE, anonymous, Inscription on a leaden sling-bullet (CIL XI 6721)
  2. Late Latingridiron
  3. Late Latincenser

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelandīcalandīcae
genitivelandīcaelandīcārum
dativelandīcaelandīcīs
accusativelandīcamlandīcās
ablativelandīcālandīcīs
vocativelandīcalandīcae

landica, ἐσχαράδιν, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Probably for *glandīca, from glāns (“acorn”) + -īcus. Less probably related to lateō (“to be concealed”). Sense 2 and 3 seem to have something to do with a semantic parallel to ἐσχάρα (eskhára), which is affirmed by the gloss landīca – εσχαρίδι<ο>ν.

Descendants
  • Romanianlindic
  • Old Frenchlandie

Quick answers

What does landīca mean in Latin?
landīca, a noun, means “clitoris; gridiron; censer”.
What is the genitive of landīca?
The genitive singular is landīcae. landīca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce landīca?
In classical Latin, [ɫanˈdiː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lanˈdiː.ka].