vēsīca
Possibly from an onomatopoeic root related to vissiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [weːˈsiː.ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [veˈs̬iː.ka]
Noun
vēsīca f (genitive vēsīcae); first declension
- (anatomy) bladder, urinary bladder
- vēsīca ūrīnāria ― urinary bladder
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vēsīca | vēsīcae |
| genitive | vēsīcae | vēsīcārum |
| dative | vēsīcae | vēsīcīs |
| accusative | vēsīcam | vēsīcās |
| ablative | vēsīcā | vēsīcīs |
| vocative | vēsīca | vēsīcae |
Derived terms
- vēsīca piscis
- vēsīcō
- vēsīcula