emetica
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See also: emética
Italian
Adjective
emetica
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of emeticus (“emetic”, adjective). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐμετῐκή (emetĭkḗ).
Pronunciation
- emetica: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈme.ti.ka/,
- emetica: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈme.ti.ka/,
- emeticā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈme.ti.kaː/,
- emeticā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈme.ti.ka/,
Adjective
emetica
- inflection of emeticus:
emeticā
Noun
emetica f (genitive emeticae); first declension
- (nominalized) incitement to vomit; emetic
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Inflection
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | emetica | emeticae |
| genitive | emeticae | emeticārum |
| dative | emeticae | emeticīs |
| accusative | emeticam | emeticās |
| ablative | emeticā | emeticīs |
| vocative | emetica | emeticae |
Descendants
- → English: emetic
References
- “emeticus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press