sicera

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῑ́κερᾰ (sī́kera), itself the Septuagint rendition of Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār), used to refer to strong drinks, related to Hebrew שִׁכּוֹר (drunk) and Arabic ساكيرا (drunk) and ساكار (strong drink).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.ke.ra/, [ˈsiː.kɛ.ra]

Noun

sīcera n (genitive sīceratis); third declension

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

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sīcera sīceraa
Genitive sīcerais sīceraum
Dative sīceraī sīceraibus
Accusative sīcera sīceraa
Ablative sīcerae sīceraibus
Vocative sīcera sīceraa

References

  1. Chambers concise dictionary, p. 218
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