dorcas

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Latin

Alternative forms

dorcus, dorx

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdor.kas/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdor.kas/,

Noun

dorcas f (genitive dorcadis); third declension

An antelope or gazelle.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dorcas	dorcadēs
genitive	dorcadis	dorcadum
dative	dorcadī	dorcadibus
accusative	dorcadem	dorcadēs
ablative	dorcade	dorcadibus
vocative	dorcas	dorcadēs

References

“dorcas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
dorcas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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