orcum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →orca, orcae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
pot or jar with a large belly and narrow neck; large sea mammal (grampus?);
gen. pl. - Entry →Orcus, Orci:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
god of the underworld, Dis; death; the underworld;; Lower World; A:whale; (see also Orcus);
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inde abimus, liquimus; nunc vivat necne, id Orcum scire oportet scilicet. TYND. Salva res est, philosophatur quoque..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Vale. PHIL. Quo properas? ARG. Bene vale, apud Orcum te videbo. nam equidem me iam quantum potest..."Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...super ulcera tetra tenentes palmas horriferis accibant vocibus Orcum, donique eos vita privarant vermina saeva expertis opis, ignaros..."
