orphus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, dusky grouper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orphus m (genitive orphī); second declension

  1. gilthead (Sparus aurata)

Declension

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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

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  • German: Orfe

References

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  • 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.