Orcivius
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /orˈki.u̯i.us/, [ɔrˈkiu̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈt͡ʃi.vi.us/, [orˈt͡ʃiːvius]
Proper noun edit
Orcivius m sg (genitive Orciviī or Orcivī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Gaius Orcivius, a Roman praetor
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Orcivius |
| Genitive | Orciviī Orcivī1 |
| Dative | Orciviō |
| Accusative | Orcivium |
| Ablative | Orciviō |
| Vocative | Orcivī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “C. Orcivius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Orchivius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.