officina

Italian

Etymology

From Latin officīna.

Noun

officina f (plural officine)

  1. workshop

Latin

Alternative forms

  • opificīna

Etymology

From opificium (“action of working”), from opifex (“laborer, worker”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /of.fiˈkiː.na/, [ɔf.fɪˈkiː.na]

Noun

officīna f (genitive officīnae); first declension

  1. workshop, manufactory
  2. a poultry house, henhouse

Usage notes

An officīna is a shop where goods are manufactured. A taberna can be a shop where goods are sold. It is possible for a single shop to be both a taberna and an officīna.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative officīna officīnae
genitive officīnae officīnārum
dative officīnae officīnīs
accusative officīnam officīnās
ablative officīnā officīnīs
vocative officīna officīnae

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • officina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • officina in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • officina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • officina in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • officina in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Noun

officina f (plural officinas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of oficina
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