LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

liquiritia

liquiritia f (genitive liquiritiae)
Classical[lɪ.kʷɪˈrɪ.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[li.kʷiˈrit.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineliquorice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeliquiritialiquiritiae
liquiriciae, liquoritiae
genitiveliquiritiae
liquiriciae, liquoritiae
liquiritiārum
liquiriciārum, liquoritiārum
dativeliquiritiae
liquiriciae, liquoritiae
liquiritiīs
liquiriciīs, liquoritiīs
accusativeliquiritiam
liquiriciam, liquoritiam
liquiritiās
liquiriciās, liquoritiās
ablativeliquiritiāliquiritiīs
liquiriciīs, liquoritiīs
vocativeliquiritialiquiritiae
liquiriciae, liquoritiae

lĭquĭrītĭa, ae, f. corrupted fr. γλυκυρρίζα = glycyrrhiza, q. v.,
I. liquorice, Theod. de Diaet. 9; Veg. Vet. 4, 9.

Origins

From earlier glycyrrhīza, from Ancient Greek γλῠκύρριζα (glŭkúrrhiza), later reanalyzed as the root *liqu- pertaining to liquids (cfr. liqueo, liquor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (“to flow, run”)) + the suffix -itia.

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanregalèssia
  • Catalanregalíssia
  • Catalanregalissi
  • Catalanregalènsia
  • Occitanregalícia
  • Gasconarregalíciafrom Occitan regalícia
  • Languedocienregaléciafrom Occitan regalícia
  • Vivaro-Alpineregalicifrom Occitan regalícia
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishregaliz
  • Portugueseregaliz
  • Aragoneseregalicia
  • Galicianregaliz
  • Galicianregaliza
  • Galicianregalicia
Italo-Romance
  • Italianliquirizia
  • Tuscanregoliziafrom Italian liquirizia
  • Tuscanregoliziofrom Italian liquirizia
  • Calabresevirgorizzafrom Sicilian rigulizzia
North Italian
  • Emilianrigolìssia
  • Ligurianregolìçia
  • Lombardregolizia
  • Lombardregolizi
  • Piedmonteseargalìssia
  • Piedmonteserigolìssia
  • Romagnolrigulìssia
  • Venetanrigolìssia
Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalrègalisse
  • Franco-Provençalègalisse
  • Old Frenchlicoresse

In English words that came into English from liquiritia

  • licoriceliquiritia

Quick answers

What does liquiritia mean in Latin?
liquiritia, a noun, means “liquorice”.
What is the genitive of liquiritia?
The genitive singular is liquiritiae. liquiritia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce liquiritia?
In classical Latin, [lɪ.kʷɪˈrɪ.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [li.kʷiˈrit.t͡si.a].