"Orcus" meaning in Latin

See Orcus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Unknown. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to hold, shut in”), others to Ancient Greek ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”), whence Proto-Italic *orkos. Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂erk-||to hold, shut in}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to hold, shut in”), {{cog|grc|ὅρκος||oath}} Ancient Greek ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”), {{inh|la|itc-pro|*orkos}} Proto-Italic *orkos Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Orcus<2.both>}} Orcus m (genitive Orcī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Orcus<2.both>}} Forms: Orcī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Orcus [nominative, singular], Orcī [nominative, plural], Orcī [genitive, singular], Orcōrum [genitive, plural], Orcō [dative, singular], Orcīs [dative, plural], Orcum [accusative, singular], Orcōs [accusative, plural], Orcō [ablative, singular], Orcīs [ablative, plural], Orce [singular, vocative], Orcī [plural, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) Orcus (god of the underworld) Tags: Roman, declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Roman deities
    Sense id: en-Orcus-la-name-SBjgd4Pl Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 34 22 12 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (New Latin, astronomy) Orcus (dwarf planet) Tags: New-Latin, declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Astronomy, Dwarf planets of the Solar System
    Sense id: en-Orcus-la-name-rjJj0hT~ Disambiguation of Dwarf planets of the Solar System: 11 78 7 4 Categories (other): New Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 78 4 0 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 34 22 12 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. the underworld Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-Orcus-la-name-9trSvD3Z Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 34 22 12
  4. death Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-Orcus-la-name-UsjgKYfM Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 34 22 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Orchus [Medieval-Latin] Derived forms: Orcīnus

Inflected forms

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            "2": "orco",
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            "2": "orco",
            "bor": "1"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Orcum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Orcōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Orcō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Orcīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Orce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Orcī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Orcus<2.both>"
      },
      "expansion": "Orcus m (genitive Orcī); second declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Orcus<2.both>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Roman deities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Orcus (god of the underworld)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Orcus",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Roman mythology) Orcus (god of the underworld)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "New Latin",
        "la:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Orcus (dwarf planet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Orcus",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "dwarf planet",
          "dwarf planet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Latin, astronomy) Orcus (dwarf planet)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the underworld"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "Orchus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Orcus"
}

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