Orchius

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orchius m sg (genitive Orchiī or Orchī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Gaius Orchius, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Orchius
genitive Orchiī
Orchī1
dative Orchiō
accusative Orchium
ablative Orchiō
vocative Orchī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Adjective

Orchius (feminine Orchia, neuter Orchium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Orchia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Orchius Orchia Orchium Orchiī Orchiae Orchia
genitive Orchiī Orchiae Orchiī Orchiōrum Orchiārum Orchiōrum
dative Orchiō Orchiae Orchiō Orchiīs
accusative Orchium Orchiam Orchium Orchiōs Orchiās Orchia
ablative Orchiō Orchiā Orchiō Orchiīs
vocative Orchie Orchia Orchium Orchiī Orchiae Orchia

References

  • Orchius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “C. Orchius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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