erica
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name.
Noun edit
erica (plural ericas)
- Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
- 1840, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement:
- I have now arrived at the third year since the ericas were seedlings and cuttings; and, as much can be said in this stage of their growth applicable to future years, it is my intention to do so.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
erica f (plural eriche)
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈriː.ka/, [ɛˈriːkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈri.ka/, [eˈriːkä]
Noun edit
erīca f (genitive erīcae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of erīcē ("heath, heather")
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | erīca | erīcae |
Genitive | erīcae | erīcārum |
Dative | erīcae | erīcīs |
Accusative | erīcam | erīcās |
Ablative | erīcā | erīcīs |
Vocative | erīca | erīcae |