africia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Āfrica, āfricus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈfri.ki.a/, [äˈfrɪkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈfri.t͡ʃi.a/, [äˈfriːt͡ʃiä]
Noun edit
āfricia f (genitive āfriciae); first declension
- (Late Latin, rare) a type of cake used in sacrifices
- quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia- Arnobius[1]
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | āfricia | āfriciae |
| Genitive | āfriciae | āfriciārum |
| Dative | āfriciae | āfriciīs |
| Accusative | āfriciam | āfriciās |
| Ablative | āfriciā | āfriciīs |
| Vocative | āfricia | āfriciae |
Descendants edit
- Aromanian: afreatsã
References edit
- africia 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)