"Orca" meaning in All languages combined

See Orca on Wiktionary

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: [ˈɔr.ka] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔr.ka] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Orcae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Orca [nominative, singular], Orcae [genitive, singular], Orcae [dative, singular], Orcam [accusative, singular], Orcā [ablative, singular], Orca [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From orca (“tun; killer whale”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Orca<1>|g=m}} Orca m sg (genitive Orcae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Orca<1>}}
  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Tags: declension-1, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Orca-la-name-hgmEXE~e Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 50 50
  2. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    Quintus Valerius Orca, a Roman praetor
    Tags: declension-1, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Orca-la-name-wMk7V0sK Categories (other): Latin cognomina, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 50 50

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Orca|nogendercat=1}} Orca f
  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae – replaced by Orcinus and Orcaella. Tags: archaic, feminine Derived forms: Orcaella (english: snubfin dolphin), Orcinus (alt: orca)
    Sense id: en-Orca-mul-name-CyMDCSmj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 27 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 23 64

Inflected forms

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