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Latin
Adjective
patricia
- inflection of patricius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
patriciā
- ablative feminine singular of patricius
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈtɾiθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paˈtɾisja/
- Rhymes: -iθja
- Rhymes: -isja
- Syllabification: pa‧tri‧cia
Etymology 1
Noun
patricia f (plural patricias)
- female equivalent of patricio
Adjective
patricia f
- feminine singular of patricio
Etymology 2
From proper name Patricia, a rhyme made with pata.
Noun
patricia f (plural patricias)
- (colloquial, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) foot or leg
Me duelen las patricias de caminar.- My feet hurt for walking.
Further reading
- “patricia” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010