parochus
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos), from παρέχω (parékhō, “produce, supply”).
Noun edit
parochus m (genitive parochī); second declension
- purveyor, commissary, (specifically) an imperial official required to supply travelling magistrates
- (transferred sense) host (of a guest)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parochus | parochī |
| Genitive | parochī | parochōrum |
| Dative | parochō | parochīs |
| Accusative | parochum | parochōs |
| Ablative | parochō | parochīs |
| Vocative | paroche | parochī |
Etymology 2 edit
From parochia (“parish”) + -us, probably by conflation with Etymology 1.
Noun edit
parochus m (genitive parochī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parochus | parochī |
| Genitive | parochī | parochōrum |
| Dative | parochō | parochīs |
| Accusative | parochum | parochōs |
| Ablative | parochō | parochīs |
| Vocative | paroche | parochī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “parochus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “parochus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- parochus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “parochus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC