LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

verrūca

verrūca f (genitive verrūcae)
Classical[wɛrˈruː.ka]Ecclesiastical[verˈruː.ka]

Meaning

  1. a steep place, height
  2. a wart on the human body
  3. an excrescence on precious stones

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeverrūcaverrūcae
genitiveverrūcaeverrūcārum
dativeverrūcaeverrūcīs
accusativeverrūcamverrūcās
ablativeverrūcāverrūcīs
vocativeverrūcaverrūcae

verrūca, ae, f.,
I. a steep place, height.
I. Lit., Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 6; 3, 7, 13 (cf. also Quint. 8, 3, 48; 8, 6, 14).—
II. Transf
1. A wart on the human body, Plin. 20, 12, 48, § 123; 22, 21, 29, § 59; 33, 4, 25, § 85.—
2. An excrescence on precious stones, Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 195.—*
B. Trop., a slight fault, small failing, opp. to tuber, Hor. S. 1, 3, 74.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *we/ors-u- + -ūca, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“to rise”). Cognate with varus, varix, Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top”), Old Irish ferr (“best”), Old High German riso (“giant”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianverruca
  • Italianverracchia
  • Italianbrufolo
  • Sicilianvirruca
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianboroacă
  • Romanianberegată
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanberruga
  • Frenchverruefrom Old French verrue
  • Jersey Normanvéthuefrom Old French verrue
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseverrugafrom Old Galician-Portuguese verruga
  • Spanishverrugafrom Old Spanish verruga
  • Falaverrugafrom Old Galician-Portuguese verruga
  • Galicianverrugafrom Old Galician-Portuguese verruga
  • Ladinobarugafrom Old Spanish verruga
Elsewhere
  • Englishverruca
  • Romanianverucă
  • TranslingualVerruca

Quick answers

What does verrūca mean in Latin?
verrūca, a noun, means “a steep place, height; a wart on the human body; an excrescence on precious stones”.
What is the genitive of verrūca?
The genitive singular is verrūcae. verrūca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce verrūca?
In classical Latin, [wɛrˈruː.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [verˈruː.ka].