physica

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φυσική (phusikḗ), feminine singular of φυσικός (phusikós).

Noun

physica f (genitive physicae); first declension

  1. natural sciences; natural philosophy
  2. (New Latin) physics

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative physica physicae
Genitive physicae physicārum
Dative physicae physicīs
Accusative physicam physicās
Ablative physicā physicīs
Vocative physica physicae

Derived terms

Descendants
Descendants

Adjective

physica

  1. inflection of physicus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

physicā

  1. ablative feminine singular of physicus

References
  • “physica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “physica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • physica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • physica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) physics; natural philosophy: physica (-orum) (Or. 34. 119); philosophia naturalis

Portuguese

Noun

physica f (plural physicas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of física.

Adjective

physica

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of física.
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