orphus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “dusky grouper”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.pʰus/, [ˈɔrpʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.fus/, [ˈɔrfus]
Noun[edit]
orphus m (genitive orphī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orphus | orphī |
| Genitive | orphī | orphōrum |
| Dative | orphō | orphīs |
| Accusative | orphum | orphōs |
| Ablative | orphō | orphīs |
| Vocative | orphe | orphī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “orphus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- orphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.