LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

marisca

marisca f (genitive mariscae)

Meaning

  1. femininelarge kind of fig
  2. femininefigurativelygenital wart or haemorrhoid

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemariscamariscae
genitivemariscaemariscārum
dativemariscaemariscīs
accusativemariscammariscās
ablativemariscāmariscīs
vocativemariscamariscae

mărisca, ae, f.,
I. a large inferior kind of fig.
I. Lit.: pingues mariscae, Col. 10, 415: fatua, Mart. 7, 25, 7; in apposition with ficus, Cato, R. R. 8 (also in Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 72); so, mariscae fici, Varr. ap. Non. 550, 31.—*
II. Transf., the piles: tumidae mariscae, Juv. 2, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*móri
  3. Proto-Italic*mari
  4. Latinmarisca

Latin -isca Latin marisca From mare + -isca.

Descendants
  • Englishmarisca
  • Frenchmarisque
  • GermanMariske
  • Italianmarisca

Quick answers

What does marisca mean in Latin?
marisca, a noun, means “large kind of fig; genital wart or haemorrhoid”.
What is the genitive of marisca?
The genitive singular is mariscae. marisca is feminine, first declension.
Where does marisca come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mer-? → Proto-Indo-European *móri → Proto-Italic *mari → Latin marisca.