amica
See also: amică
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmi.ka/
- Rhymes: -ika
- Hyphenation: a‧mì‧ca
Etymology 1
From Latin amīca (“friend”).
Noun
amica f (plural amiche, masculine amico, diminutive (especially in reference to a child) amichétta; (uncommon) amicùccia or amichìna, augmentative (jocular) amicóna)
- female equivalent of amico
- girlfriend
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
amica
- feminine singular of amico
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
amica
- inflection of amicarsi:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- amica in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
Latin
Pronunciation
- amīca: (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmiː.ka/, [äˈmiːkä]
- amīca: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmi.ka/, [äˈmiːkä]
Audio (Classical) (file)
- amīcā: (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmiː.kaː/, [äˈmiːkäː]
- amīcā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmi.ka/, [äˈmiːkä]
Noun
amīca f (genitive amīcae, masculine amīcus); first declension
- a female friend
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amīca | amīcae |
| Genitive | amīcae | amīcārum |
| Dative | amīcae | amīcīs |
| Accusative | amīcam | amīcās |
| Ablative | amīcā | amīcīs |
| Vocative | amīca | amīcae |
Related terms
- amīcus
- amō
Descendants
- Asturian: amiga
- Catalan: amiga
- Dalmatian: amaica
- French: amie
- Friulian: amie
- Galician: amiga
- Italian: amica
- → Romanian: amică
- Old Piedmontese: amia
- Piedmontese: amìa
- Portuguese: amiga
- Romansch: amia
- Spanish: amiga
References
- “amica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
amīca
- inflection of amīcus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
amīcā
- ablative feminine singular of amīcus
Romanian
Noun
amica
- definite nominative/accusative singular of amică
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin amīca (“friend”). Compare Italian amica.
Noun
amica f (plural amichi, masculine amicu)
- female equivalent of amicu (“friend”)