LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vomica

vomica f (genitive vomicae)
Classical[ˈwɔ.mɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.mi.ka]

Meaning

  1. feminineabscess, boil, sore, ulcer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevomicavomicae
genitivevomicaevomicārum
dativevomicaevomicīs
accusativevomicamvomicās
ablativevomicāvomicīs
vocativevomicavomicae

vŏmĭca (
I. o scanned long, Ser. Samm. 40, 743), ae, f. vomo, a sore, boil, ulcer, imposthume, abscess, encysted tumor.
I. Lit., Cels. 2, 8; 4, 8 fin.; Cic. N. D. 3, 28, 70; Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 244; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 186, 27; Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 11; Juv. 13, 95.—
II. Transf., of stones, a bunch or knob filled with fluid, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99; 37, 2, 10, § 28.—
III. Trop., an evil, annoyance, grief, plague, curse (very rare. and censured as low by Quint.; v. the foll.): hostis, Romani, si expellere vultis, vomica quae gentium venit longe, Apollini vovendos censeo ludos, qui, etc., an old prophecy ap. Liv. 25, 12, 9; and Macr. S. 1, 17: sunt quaedam et humiles translationes et sordidae: non enim si Cicero recte Sentinam reipublicae dixit, foeditatem hominum significans, idcirco probem illud quoque veteris oratoris, Persecuisti reipublicae vomicas, Quint. 8, 6, 15: (Augustus) Agrippam nepotem et Julias, filiam et neptem, omnibus probris contaminatas appellare solebat tres vomicas aut tria carcinomata sua, Suet. Aug. 65.

Quick answers

What does vomica mean in Latin?
vomica, a noun, means “abscess, boil, sore, ulcer”.
What is the genitive of vomica?
The genitive singular is vomicae. vomica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vomica?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɔ.mɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.mi.ka].