Orchius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.kʰi.us/, [ˈɔrkʰiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.ki.us/, [ˈɔrkius]
Proper noun edit
Orchius m sg (genitive Orchiī or Orchī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Gaius Orchius, a Roman tribune
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Orchius |
| Genitive | Orchiī Orchī1 |
| Dative | Orchiō |
| Accusative | Orchium |
| Ablative | Orchiō |
| Vocative | Orchī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Adjective edit
Orchius (feminine Orchia, neuter Orchium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Orchia.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Orchius | Orchia | Orchium | Orchiī | Orchiae | Orchia | |
| Genitive | Orchiī | Orchiae | Orchiī | Orchiōrum | Orchiārum | Orchiōrum | |
| Dative | Orchiō | Orchiō | Orchiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Orchium | Orchiam | Orchium | Orchiōs | Orchiās | Orchia | |
| Ablative | Orchiō | Orchiā | Orchiō | Orchiīs | |||
| Vocative | Orchie | Orchia | Orchium | Orchiī | Orchiae | Orchia | |
References edit
- Orchius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “C. Orchius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray