loica

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔj.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔjka
• Hyphenation: lòi‧ca

From Latin logica, from a noun use of the feminine form of logicus. Doublet of logica.

loica f (plural loiche)

1. (archaic) alternative form of logica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

loica f (plural loiche)

1. female equivalent of loico
   • 14^th c., Franco Sacchetti, “Novella CXXXVII. [Novel 137]”, in Novelle di Franco Sacchetti - Parte prima‎^[1], published 1724, page 227:

     Ora in queſta voglio moſtrare, come la loro legge ha già vinto gran dottori e come elle ſono grandiſſime loiche, quando elle vogliono

     [Ora in questa voglio mostrare, come la loro legge ha già vinto gran dottori e come elle sono grandissime loiche, quando elle vogliono]

     Now, in this one [novel], I want to show how their [the Florentine women's] law has already beaten great scholars, and how they [the Florentine women] are great reasoners, when they wish to be.

• logica in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• colai, laico, locai

loica f (plural loicas)

1. meadowlark (of the Leistes genus)

• “loica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024