LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

pōsca1

pōsca f (genitive pōscae)

Meaning

  1. an acidic drink of vinegar and water

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōscapōscae
puscae
genitivepōscae
puscae		pōscārum
puscārum
dativepōscae
puscae		pōscīs
puscīs
accusativepōscam
puscam		pōscās
puscās
ablativepōscāpōscīs
puscīs
vocativepōscapōscae
puscae

posca (pusca, Veg. Vet. 2, 48), ae, f. perh. πόω, poto,
I. an acidulous drink of vinegar and water, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 23; id. Truc. 2, 7, 48; Cels. 4, 5 fin.; Plin. 27, 4, 12, § 29; 28, 5, 14, § 56; Scrib. Comp. 46; Suet. Vit. 12; Spart. Hadr. 10; cf.: posca, ὀξύκρατον, πόσις, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

From pōtō, formed after ēsca.

Elsewhere
  • Englishposca
  • Italianposca
  • Portugueseposca
  • Spanishposca
Balkan Romance
  • Aromanianpuscã
  • Aromanianpusche
  • Megleno-Romanianpuscă

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPoscaPosca vinegar mixed with water, was the common drink of the lower orders among the Romans (Suet. Vitell. 12), of slaves (Plaut. Mil. 3.2, 23), and of …
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Posca2
Posca m sg (genitive Poscae)
Classical[ˈpɔs.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔs.ka]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularMarcus Pinarius Posca, a Roman praetor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePosca—
genitivePoscae—
dativePoscae—
accusativePoscam—
ablativePoscā—
vocativePosca—

Posca, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname: M. Pinarius Posca, Liv. 40, 18.

Origins

From posca (“kind of drink”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPoscaPosca vinegar mixed with water, was the common drink of the lower orders among the Romans (Suet. Vitell. 12), of slaves (Plaut. Mil. 3.2, 23), and of …

Quick answers

What does pōsca mean in Latin?
pōsca, a noun, means “an acidic drink of vinegar and water”.
What is the genitive of pōsca?
The genitive singular is pōscae. pōsca is feminine, first declension.