liquiritia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier glycyrrhīza, from Ancient Greek γλῠκύρριζα (glŭkúrrhiza), later reanalyzed as the root *liqu- pertaining to liquids (cfr. liqueo, liquor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (to flow, run)) + the suffix -itia.

Pronunciation

Noun

liquiritia f (genitive liquiritiae); first declension

  1. liquorice

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative liquiritia liquiritiae
genitive liquiritiae liquiritiārum
dative liquiritiae liquiritiīs
accusative liquiritiam liquiritiās
ablative liquiritiā liquiritiīs
vocative liquiritia liquiritiae

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