ocinum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὤκινον (ṓkinon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ki.num/, [ˈoːkɪnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.t͡ʃi.num/, [ˈɔːt͡ʃinum]

Noun

ōcinum n (genitive ōcinī); second declension

1. kind of herb which serves for fodder, perhaps a sort of clover

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ōcinum	ōcina
Genitive	ōcinī	ōcinōrum
Dative	ōcinō	ōcinīs
Accusative	ōcinum	ōcina
Ablative	ōcinō	ōcinīs
Vocative	ōcinum	ōcina

Further reading

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