officina
Italian
Latin
Alternative forms
- opificīna
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /of.fiˈkiː.na/, [ɔf.fɪˈkiː.na]
Noun
officīna f (genitive officīnae); first declension
- workshop, manufactory
- a poultry house, henhouse
- (New Latin, especially botany) an apothecary's, a pharmacy
Usage notes
An officīna is a shop where goods are manufactured. A taberna can be a shop where goods are sold. It is possible for a single shop to be both a taberna and an officīna. In scientific names, it and its derivatives (officinarum, officinalis, &c.) usually indicates use in producing medicines.
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | officīna | officīnae |
Genitive | officīnae | officīnārum |
Dative | officīnae | officīnīs |
Accusative | officīnam | officīnās |
Ablative | officīnā | officīnīs |
Vocative | officīna | officīnae |
Derived terms
- officīnālis
- officīnātor
- officīnātrix
Descendants
References
- officina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- officina in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- officina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- officina in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- officina in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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