Ocriculum

Latin

Etymology

Probably from ocris (“stony mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [ɔˈkrɪkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [oˈkriːkulum]

Proper noun

Ocriculum n sg (genitive Ocriculī); second declension

1. A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the left bank of the Tiber, now Otricoli

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ocriculum
Genitive	Ocriculī
Dative	Ocriculō
Accusative	Ocriculum
Ablative	Ocriculō
Vocative	Ocriculum
Locative	Ocriculī

Derived terms

• Ocriculānus

Descendants

• Italian: Otricoli

References

• “Ocriculum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Ocriculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.