dorcas

See also: Dorcas

Latin

Alternative forms

• dorcus, dorx

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdor.kas/, [ˈd̪ɔrkäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdor.kas/, [ˈd̪ɔrkäs]

Noun

dorcas f (genitive dorcadis); third declension

1. An antelope or gazelle.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dorcas	dorcadēs
Genitive	dorcadis	dorcadum
Dative	dorcadī	dorcadibus
Accusative	dorcadem	dorcadēs
Ablative	dorcade	dorcadibus
Vocative	dorcas	dorcadēs

References

• “dorcas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dorcas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.