sicera

sicera

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῑ́κερᾰ (sī́keră), itself the Septuagint rendition of Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār), used to refer to strong drinks, from Proto-Semitic *šikar- (“alcoholic drink”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    sīcera f (genitive sīcerae); first declension

    1. (Late Latin) An intoxicating drink (possibly a form of cider)

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative sīcera sīcerae
    genitive sīcerae sīcerārum
    dative sīcerae sīcerīs
    accusative sīceram sīcerās
    ablative sīcerā sīcerīs
    vocative sīcera sīcerae

    Descendants

    References

    • “sicera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • "sicera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “sicera”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Jean Perrot, La linguistique, éditions « Que sais-je ? » n° 570, Introduction
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