focaria
Latin
Alternative forms
- focārius
Etymology
Found in Late Latin. Feminine of focārius, ultimately from focus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /foˈkaː.ri.a/, [fɔˈkäːriä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /foˈka.ri.a/, [foˈkäːriä]
Noun
focāria f (genitive focāriae); first declension
- kitchen maid; cook
- housekeeper
- concubine
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | focāria | focāriae |
| Genitive | focāriae | focāriārum |
| Dative | focāriae | focāriīs |
| Accusative | focāriam | focāriās |
| Ablative | focāriā | focāriīs |
| Vocative | focāria | focāriae |
Related terms
- focus
References
- focaria 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)
- focaria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- focaria in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016