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
- T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inde abimus, liquimus; nunc vivat necne, id Orcum scire oportet scilicet. TYND. Salva res est, philosophatur quoque..." - T
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Vale. PHIL. Quo properas? ARG. Bene vale, apud Orcum te videbo. nam equidem me iam quantum potest..." - T
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..."
