noun · femininefirst declension
myrīcē
myrīcē f (genitive myrīcēs)
Classical[myˈriː.keː]Ecclesiastical[miˈriː.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- tamarisk
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | myrīcē | myrīcae |
| genitive | myrīcēs | myrīcārum |
| dative | myrīcae | myrīcīs |
| accusative | myrīcēn | myrīcās |
| ablative | myrīcē | myrīcīs |
| vocative | myrīcē | myrīcae |
mўrīcē, ēs, or mўrīca, ae, f., = μυρίκη,
I. the tamarisk, a kind of shrub, Plin. 13, 21, 37, § 116; 24, 9, 41, § 67.—Prov., to signify something impossible:
pinguia corticibus sudent electra myricae, Verg. E. 8, 54.Mўrīcē, ēs, f.,
I. a nymph, from whom Hannibal's wife Imilce was said to be descended, Sil. 3, 103.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē). Maybe a doublet of tamarīx.