See sica on Wiktionary
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"a poniard, a curved dagger"
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"links": [
[
"poniard",
"poniard"
],
[
"dagger",
"dagger"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-1"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Latin terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Boars may sharpen the edge of their tusks using tree and stone.",
"text": "Cum arbore et saxō aprī exacuant dentium sīcās.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"the edge of a boar's tusk"
],
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
],
[
"tusk",
"tusk"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-1"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsiː.ka/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈs̠iːkä]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsi.ka/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsiːkä]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Vladimir Orel"
],
"word": "sica"
}
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