orchas
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχάς (orkhás). Compare ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle; a kind of olive”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.kʰas/, [ˈɔrkʰäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.kas/, [ˈɔrkäs]
Noun edit
orchas f (genitive orchadis); third declension
- a kind of edible olive of oblong shape
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orchas | orchadēs |
| Genitive | orchadis | orchadum |
| Dative | orchadī | orchadibus |
| Accusative | orchadem | orchadēs |
| Ablative | orchade | orchadibus |
| Vocative | orchas | orchadēs |
References edit
- “orchas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “orchas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- orchas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.