LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rhētorica

rhētorica f sg (genitive rhētoricae)
Classical[rʰeːˈtɔ.rɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[reˈtɔː.ri.ka]

Meaning

  1. rhetoric

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerhētorica—
genitiverhētoricae
rhētoricēs		—
dativerhētoricae—
accusativerhētoricam
rhētoricēn		—
ablativerhētoricā—
vocativerhētorica—

rhētŏrĭca, ae, and rhētŏrĭcē, ēs, v. rhetoricus.

Origins

Ancient Greek ῥητορῐκή τέχνη (rhētorĭkḗ tékhnē)ellip. Ancient Greek ῥητορικὴ (rhētorikḕ)bor. Latin rhētorica Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητορικὴ (rhētorikḕ), ellipsis of ῥητορῐκή τέχνη (rhētorĭkḗ tékhnē).

Descendants
  • Frenchrhétoriquefrom Old French rhetorique
  • Englishrhetoricfrom Old French rhetorique

In English words that came into English from rhētorica

  • rhetorolectrhētorica

Quick answers

What does rhētorica mean in Latin?
rhētorica, a noun, means “rhetoric”.
What is the genitive of rhētorica?
The genitive singular is rhētoricae. rhētorica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rhētorica?
In classical Latin, [rʰeːˈtɔ.rɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈtɔː.ri.ka].