oreae

Latin

Alternative forms

• ōriae, aureae, auriae, aurea, auria

Etymology

From ōs (“mouth”) +‎ -eus: "that which is inserted into the mouth, mouth-pieces".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.re.ae̯/, [ˈoːreäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.re.e/, [ˈɔːreː]

Noun

ōreae f pl (genitive ōreārum); first declension

1. (plural only) the bit and reins of a horse, bridle

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	ōreae
Genitive	ōreārum
Dative	ōreīs
Accusative	ōreās
Ablative	ōreīs
Vocative	ōreae

Related terms

• aureā̆x
• aurīga

References

• “oreae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press