LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pīcca

pīcca f (genitive pīccae)
Classical[ˈpiːk.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.ka]

Meaning

  1. pickaxe, pike

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepīccapīccae
genitivepīccaepīccārum
dativepīccaepīccīs
accusativepīccampīccās
ablativepīccāpīccīs
vocativepīccapīccae

Origins

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *pīccō (“to strike, sting”), possible borrowing from Frankish *pikkōn (“to peck, strike”). Alternatively from Frankish *pīk (compare Dutch pik (“pick, pickaxe”)), or from pīcus (“woodpecker”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchpiquefrom Old French pike
  • Englishpiquefrom Old French pike
  • Portuguesepiquefrom Old French pike
  • Spanishpiquefrom Old French pike
  • Englishpikefrom Old French pike
  • Italianpicca
  • Dutchpijkfrom Old French pike
  • Dutchpiekfrom Old French pike
  • Dutchpikefrom Old French pike
  • Irishpícefrom Old French pike
Old Occitan
  • Occitanpiqua
  • Occitanpique
  • Catalanpica
Iberian
  • Portuguesepicafrom Old Galician-Portuguese pica
  • Spanishpica
  • Aragonesepica
  • Asturianpica
  • Galicianpicafrom Old Galician-Portuguese pica

Quick answers

What does pīcca mean in Latin?
pīcca, a noun, means “pickaxe, pike”.
What is the genitive of pīcca?
The genitive singular is pīccae. pīcca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pīcca?
In classical Latin, [ˈpiːk.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpik.ka].