urceus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word urceus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word urceus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say urceus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word urceus you have here. The definition of the word urceus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofurceus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin urceus.

Noun

urceus (plural urcei)

  1. A ewer for holding water for washing.

Latin

Etymology

From orca (“tun, cask”), perhaps as a resubstantivised adjective.

Noun

urceus m (genitive urceī); second declension

  1. jug, pitcher, ewer
  2. mug

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative urceus urceī
Genitive urceī urceōrum
Dative urceō urceīs
Accusative urceum urceōs
Ablative urceō urceīs
Vocative urcee urceī

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “urceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “urceus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • urceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “urceus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “urceus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia