vomica

English

Etymology

Latin , from vomere (“to throw up, vomit”).

Noun

vomica (plural vomicas or vomicae)

  1. (medicine) An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwo.mi.ka/, [ˈwɔ.mɪ.ka]

Noun

vomica f (genitive vomicae); first declension

  1. abscess, boil, sore, ulcer

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vomica vomicae
Genitive vomicae vomicārum
Dative vomicae vomicīs
Accusative vomicam vomicās
Ablative vomicā vomicīs
Vocative vomica vomicae

Adjective

vomica

  1. nominative feminine singular of vomicus
  2. vocative feminine singular of vomicus

vomicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of vomicus

References
  • vomica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vomica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vomica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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