"Amicus dilectus" in the masculine and "Amica dilecta" in the feminine may be Latin equivalents of "the special friend."
The masculine singular noun "amicus" and the feminine "amica" mean "friend." The masculine singular adjective "dilectus" and the feminine "dilecta" mean "special."
The respective pronunciations are the same in the liturgical Latin of the Church and the classical Latin of the ancient Romans: "ah-MEE-koos dee-LEHK-tah" and "ah-MEE-kah dee-LEHK-tah."
"The special (female) friend," "special(female) friend" or "a special (female) friend" may be English equivalents of "amicadilecta."Latin has no definite ("the") or indefinite ("some") articles. The feminine singular noun "amica" means "friend." The feminine singular adjective "dilecta" means "special."The pronunciation is the same in the liturgical Latin of the Church and the classical Latin of the ancient Romans: "ah-MEE-kah dee-LEHK-tah."
"The special (male) friend," "special(male) friend" or "a special (male) friend" may be English equivalents of "amicus dilectus."Latin has no definite ("the") or indefinite ("some") articles. The masculine singular noun "amicus" means "friend." The masculine singular adjective "dilectus" means "special."The pronunciation in the liturgical Latin of the Church and the classical Latin of the ancient Romans is the same: "ah-MEE-koos dee-LEHK-toos."
A female friend in Latin is amica (-ae, f.). (Since Latin has no articles, this will also do for "the female friend").
It means 'friendly' or 'friend' in Latin.
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Amicus or Amica is a Latin equivalent of 'the friend'. The masculine noun 'amicus' means a male 'friend'. The feminine noun 'amica' means a female 'friend'. Latin has no definite article. So whether 'amicus' or 'amica'means 'the friend' or 'a friend' depends upon the context.
Male friend = Amicus
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"Mi amigo especial" in the masculine and "Mi amiga especial" in the feminine may be Spanish equivalents of "my special friend."The possessive adjective "mi" means "my." The masculine singular noun "amigo" and the feminine "amiga" mean "friend." The adjective "especial" means "special."The respective pronunciations are "mee ah-MEE-ghoh eh-speh-syal" and "mee ah-MEE-ghah eh-speh-syahl."