"Dominica" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [dɔˈmɪ.nɪ.ka] [Classical-Latin], [doˈmiː.ni.ka] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Ellipsis of diēs Dominica (“Lord’s Day, day of the Lord, Sunday”), used for the island of Dominica since it was sighted by Christopher Columbus on a Sunday. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|la|diēs Dominica||Lord’s Day, day of the Lord, Sunday}} Ellipsis of diēs Dominica (“Lord’s Day, day of the Lord, Sunday”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Dominica<1.both.loc>}} Dominica f (genitive Dominicae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Dominica<1.both.loc>}} Forms: Dominicae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Dominica [nominative, singular], Dominicae [nominative, plural], Dominicae [genitive, singular], Dominicārum [genitive, plural], Dominicae [dative, singular], Dominicīs [dative, plural], Dominicam [accusative, singular], Dominicās [accusative, plural], Dominicā [ablative, singular], Dominicīs [ablative, plural], Dominica [singular, vocative], Dominicae [plural, vocative], Dominicae [locative, singular], Dominicīs [locative, plural]
  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Sunday Tags: Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-Dominica-la-name-hz~vdg5d Categories (other): Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin ellipses Disambiguation of Latin ellipses: 64 7 30
  2. (New Latin) Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean) Tags: New-Latin, declension-1, feminine Categories (place): Countries in the Caribbean
    Sense id: en-Dominica-la-name-RPGzOjKU Categories (other): New Latin, Dominica, Islands, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 46 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 9 50 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 67 27
  3. (Early Medieval Latin) a female given name Tags: Early, Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-Dominica-la-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Early Medieval Latin, Latin female given names, Latin given names, Medieval Latin, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Days of the week Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 28 24 48 Disambiguation of Days of the week: 0 25 75

Inflected forms

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