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physica

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós).

Noun edit

physica f (genitive physicae); first declension

  1. natural sciences; natural philosophy
  2. (New Latin) physics

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative physica physicae
Genitive physicae physicārum
Dative physicae physicīs
Accusative physicam physicās
Ablative physicā physicīs
Vocative physica physicae

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Descendants

Adjective edit

physica

  1. inflection of physicus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective edit

physicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of physicus

References edit

  • “physica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “physica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • physica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • physica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) physics; natural philosophy: physica (-orum) (Or. 34. 119); philosophia naturalis

Portuguese edit

Noun edit

physica f (plural physicas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of física.

Adjective edit

physica

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of física.
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