Spica

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See also: spica and Spicą

English

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Etymology

Latin spīca virginis "Virgo's ear of grain"

Proper noun

Spica

  1. (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.
    • 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921:
      The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin spīca (“ear of grain”).

Proper noun

Spica f

  1. Spica

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Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spīca virginis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspi.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: Spi‧ca

Proper noun

Spica f

  1. (astronomy) Spica (blue-white giant star)
    Synonyms: Kłos, Kłos Panny

Declension

Declension of Spica
singular
nominative Spica
genitive Spicy
dative Spicy
accusative Spicę
instrumental Spicą
locative Spicy
vocative Spico

Further reading

  • Spica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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