Orchius

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈor.kʰi.us/, [ˈɔrkʰiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.ki.us/, [ˈɔrkius]

Proper noun

Orchius m sg (genitive Orchiī or Orchī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Gaius Orchius, a Roman tribune

Declension

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

Orchius (feminine Orchia, neuter Orchium); first/second-declension adjective

1. of or pertaining to the gens Orchia.

Declension

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

• 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