"Orca" meaning in Latin

See Orca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries 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 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "Orcam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "Orcam",
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    },
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