LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

siliqua

siliqua f (genitive siliquae)
Classical[ˈsɪ.lɪ.kʷa]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.li.kʷa]

Meaning

  1. femininepod (of a pea or bean plant)
  2. feminineA small coin, one twenty-fourth of a solidus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesiliquasiliquae
genitivesiliquaesiliquārum
dativesiliquaesiliquīs
accusativesiliquamsiliquās
ablativesiliquāsiliquīs
vocativesiliquasiliquae

sĭlĭqua, ae, f.
I. Lit., a pod or husk of leguminous plants, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3; Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120; Verg. G. 1, 74.—
B. Transf.: sĭlĭquae, ārum, pulse, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 123; Pers. 3, 55; Juv. 11, 58.—
II. Siliqua Graeca, the carob-tree, a carob, St. John's bread, Col. 5, 10, 20; 7, 9, 6; id. Arb. 25, 1; also simply siliqua, Plin. 15, 24, 26, § 95; 23, 8, 79, § 151; Pall. Febr. 25, 27; id. Insit. 117.—A variety of the same is called siliqua Syriaca, Plin. 23, 8, 79, § 151; Scrib. Comp. 121.—
III. The same as faenum Graecum; v. silicia.—
IV. The name of a very small weight or measure, Rhem. Fan. Pond. 10; Veg. 1, 20, 2.—As a coin, the twenty-fourth part of a solidus, Cod. Just. 4, 32, 26 fin.

Origins

Uncertain. Often related to silex (“flint”), but De Vaan suggests a relationship with siligō (“winter wheat”) instead on the grounds of the unusual suffix and closer semantics. Likely of substrate origin.

Borrowings
  • Englishsilique
  • Englishsiliqua
  • Frenchsilique
  • Italiansiliqua
  • Sardiniansilìqua
  • Sardiniansibìqua
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniantilibba
  • Sardiniansilimba
Italo-Romance
  • Italianserqua
  • Italianscerquo
Ibero-Romance
  • Mozarabic*šulûqa

In English words that came into English from siliqua

  • siliquesiliqua

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSiliquaSiliqua (κεράτιον) was the smallest Roman weight, being the sixth part of a scruple, scripulum, or 1/144 of an ounce. [PONDERA] Tho siliqua auri is sp…

Quick answers

What does siliqua mean in Latin?
siliqua, a noun, means “pod (of a pea or bean plant); A small coin, one twenty-fourth of a solidus”.
What is the genitive of siliqua?
The genitive singular is siliquae. siliqua is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce siliqua?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪ.lɪ.kʷa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.li.kʷa].