Porcius
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from porcus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ki.us/, [ˈpɔrkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈpɔrt͡ʃius]
Proper noun[edit]
Porcius m sg (genitive Porciī or Porcī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, a Roman politician and statesman
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Porcius |
| Genitive | Porciī Porcī1 |
| Dative | Porciō |
| Accusative | Porcium |
| Ablative | Porciō |
| Vocative | Porcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Porcius (feminine Porcia, neuter Porcium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Porcia.
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Porcius | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
| Genitive | Porciī | Porciae | Porciī | Porciōrum | Porciārum | Porciōrum | |
| Dative | Porciō | Porciō | Porciīs | ||||
| Accusative | Porcium | Porciam | Porcium | Porciōs | Porciās | Porcia | |
| Ablative | Porciō | Porciā | Porciō | Porciīs | |||
| Vocative | Porcie | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
References[edit]
- “Porcius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Porcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.