LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Marīca

Marīca f sg (genitive Marīcae)
Classical[maˈriː.ka]Ecclesiastical[maˈriː.ka]

Meaning

  1. RomanA nymph, mother of Latinus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMarīca—
genitiveMarīcae—
dativeMarīcae—
accusativeMarīcam—
ablativeMarīcā—
vocativeMarīca—

Mărīca, ae, f.,
I. a nymph in the territory of Minturnæ, on the river Liris, the fabled mother of the Latins, Verg. A. 7, 47; Serv. acc. to Lact. 1, 21, 23, Circe, who was deified after her death. After her was named the lucus Maricae, the grove consecrated to her, Liv. 27, 37; called also, silva Maricae, Mart. 13, 83, 1; and, querceta Maricae, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 259: palus Maricae, the lake near Minturnæ, where Marius hid himself after his flight from Sylla, Vell. 2, 19, 2.—As subst.: Mărīca, ae, i. e. Minlurnæ, Hor. C. 3, 17, 7: regna Maricae, the territory of Minturnæ, Liv. 2, 424.

Origins

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMaricaMarica. a Latin nymph who was worshipped at Minturnae, and to whom a grove was sacred on the river Liris. She was said to be the mother of Latinus by …

Quick answers

What does Marīca mean in Latin?
Marīca, a proper noun, means “A nymph, mother of Latinus”.
What is the genitive of Marīca?
The genitive singular is Marīcae. Marīca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Marīca?
In classical Latin, [maˈriː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maˈriː.ka].