[ˈspiː.ka], [ˈspiː.ka]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *speikā, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp; sharp stick”), with De Vaan proposing a particular extended pre-form of *speyg.
- declension-1a head, ear, spike
Formsspīca(canonical, feminine) · spīcae(genitive) · spīca(nominative, singular) · spīcae(nominative, plural) · spīcae(genitive, singular) · spīcārum(genitive, plural) · spīcae(dative, singular) · spīcīs(dative, plural) · spīcam(accusative, singular) · spīcās(accusative, plural) · spīcā(ablative, singular) · spīcīs(ablative, plural) · spīca(singular, vocative) · spīcae(plural, vocative) · spīcum(alternative) · spīcus(alternative) · spēca(alternative)
Source: Wiktionary