Ocrea
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From ocrea (“a kind of greave”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre.a/, [ˈɔkreä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre.a/, [ˈɔːkreä]
Proper noun edit
Ocrea m sg (genitive Ocreae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Luscius Ocrea, a Roman consul
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ocrea |
| Genitive | Ocreae |
| Dative | Ocreae |
| Accusative | Ocream |
| Ablative | Ocreā |
| Vocative | Ocrea |
References edit
- “Ocrea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ocrea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.