LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vicia

vicia f (genitive viciae)
Classical[ˈwɪ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.t͡ʃi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininevetch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviciaviciae
genitiveviciaeviciārum
dativeviciaeviciīs
accusativeviciamviciās
ablativeviciāviciīs
vocativeviciaviciae

vĭcĭa, ae, f.,
I. a vetch, Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 5; Col. 2, 13, 1; 2, 10, 29; Pall. 1, 6, 14; Cato, R. R. 35; Plin. 18, 15, 37, § 137; Verg. G. 1, 75; Ov. F. 5, 267.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyk-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  3. Proto-Italic*wikiā
  4. Latinvicia

From Proto-Italic *wikiā, probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to curve, bend”) (like Latin vincīre (“to bind”)) or from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to turn, wind, bend”) (like viēre (“to plait”)).

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchvescefrom Old French vece
  • Englishvetchfrom Old French vece
  • Englishfitchfrom Old French vece
  • Catalanveça
  • Occitanveça
  • Normanvèchefrom Old French vece
  • Middle Dutchvechefrom Old French vece
  • Middle Dutchvitsefrom Old French vece
  • Scotsfitchfrom Old French vece
  • Aragoneseaveza
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishveza
  • Spanishavezón
  • Asturianveza
  • Galicianveza
Italo-Romance
  • Italianveccia
  • Sicilianvizza
Borrowings
  • Spanishvicia
  • unknownבִּיקְיָאfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • unknownבִּקְיָאfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • Classical Syriacܒܝܩܐfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • Arabicبِيقِيَّةfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • unknownבִּיקְיָהfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • unknownבִּקְיָהfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • Turkishfiğfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • Turkishfiyfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
  • Bulgarianфийfrom Koine Greek βῐκία
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianvece
  • Romanshvetscha

Quick answers

What does vicia mean in Latin?
vicia, a noun, means “vetch”.
What is the genitive of vicia?
The genitive singular is viciae. vicia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vicia?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪ.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.t͡ʃi.a].
Where does vicia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *weyk-? → Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? → Proto-Italic *wikiā → Latin vicia.