LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefifth declension

rēspūblica

rēspūblica f (genitive reīpūblicae)
Classical[reːsˈpuː.blɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[resˈpuː.bli.ka]

Meaning

  1. a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation
    Tacitus, Annals Book XIII, 45In that same year a profligacy no less infamous caused the beginning of tremendous iniquities to the republic.
    O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? What is the government we have? In what city are we living?63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations:
  2. politics, civil affairs

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerēspūblicarēspūblicae
rēs pūblicae
genitivereīpūblicae
reī pūblicae
rērumpūblicārum
rērum pūblicārum
dativereīpūblicae
reī pūblicae
rēbuspūblicīs
rēbus pūblicīs
accusativerempūblicam
rem pūblicam
rēspūblicās
rēs pūblicās
ablativerēpūblicā
rē pūblicā
rēbuspūblicīs
rēbus pūblicīs
vocativerēspūblicarēspūblicae
rēs pūblicae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

honoribus ac reipublicae muneribus perfunctus (De Or. 1. 45)
a man who has held many offices.

respublĭca, v. res, II. K.

Origins

Univerbation of rēs + pūblica, literally “public interest”. Compare English commonwealth.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanrepública
  • Frenchrépublique
  • GermanRespublica
  • Italianrepubblicafrom Old Italian republica
  • Italianrepublicafrom Old Italian republica
  • Romanianrepublicăfrom Old Italian republica
  • Occitanrepublica
  • Portugueserepública
  • Spanishrepública
  • Aragoneserepublica
Conlangs
  • Esperantorespubliko
  • Idorepubliko
  • Interlinguarepublica
  • Volapükrepüblik

Quick answers

What does rēspūblica mean in Latin?
rēspūblica, a noun, means “a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairs”.
What is the genitive of rēspūblica?
The genitive singular is reīpūblicae. rēspūblica is feminine, fifth declension.
How do you pronounce rēspūblica?
In classical Latin, [reːsˈpuː.blɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [resˈpuː.bli.ka].