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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Orcus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Orkus m pers
- (Roman mythology) Orcus (Entruscan and Roman god of the underworld and punisher of broken oaths)
Declension
Proper noun
Orkus m animal
- Orcus (full name: 90482 Orcus, the dwarf planet and plutino with a moon, Vanth.)
Declension
Further reading
- Orkus in Polish dictionaries at PWN