vilica

Latin

Noun

vīlica f (genitive vīlicae); first declension

1. wife of a vilicus

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	vīlica	vīlicae
genitive	vīlicae	vīlicārum
dative	vīlicae	vīlicīs
accusative	vīlicam	vīlicās
ablative	vīlicā	vīlicīs
vocative	vīlica	vīlicae

Verb

vīlicā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vīlicō

References

• “vilica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vidlica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋîlit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: vi‧li‧ca

Noun

vȉlica f (Cyrillic spelling ви̏лица)

1. (anatomy) jaw

   Synonym: ralje

2. fork (for eating)

   Synonyms: vìljuška, pirun

Declension

Declension of vilica

	singular	plural
nominative	vilica	vilice
genitive	vilice	vilica
dative	vilici	vilicama
accusative	vilicu	vilice
vocative	vilice / vilico	vilice
locative	vilici	vilicama
instrumental	vilicom	vilicama

Further reading

• “vilica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024