Orfius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.fi.us/, [ˈɔrfiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.fi.us/, [ˈɔrfius]
Proper noun edit
Orfius m sg (genitive Orfiī or Orfī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Orfius, a Roman tribune
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Orfius |
| Genitive | Orfiī Orfī1 |
| Dative | Orfiō |
| Accusative | Orfium |
| Ablative | Orfiō |
| Vocative | Orfī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “M. O'rfius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray