Orcivius
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /orˈki.u̯i.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈt͡ʃi.vi.us/,
Proper noun
Orcivius m sg (genitive Orciviī or Orcivī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name", famously held by:
- Gaius Orcivius, a Roman praetor
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Orcivius |
| genitive | Orciviī Orcivī1 |
| dative | Orciviō |
| accusative | Orcivium |
| ablative | Orciviō |
| vocative | Orcivī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “C. Orcivius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Orchivius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.