Orcus
See also: orcus
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Orcus. Doublet of ogre and orc.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Orcus
- (Roman mythology) The Etruscan and Roman god of the underworld.
- c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene i:
- Then ſhall our footmen lie within the trench,
And with their Cannons mouth’d like Orcus gulfe
Batter the wales, and we will enter in:
And thus the Grecians ſhalbe conquered.
- (astronomy) A plutino and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet; sometimes referred to as the “anti-Pluto”. Its moon is Vanth.
- Hypernym: plutino
Synonyms
[edit]- (celestial body): 🝿
Translations
[edit]god
dwarf planet
See also
[edit]- (most likely dwarf planets of the Solar System) Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna
Further reading
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Orcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 90482 Orcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to hold, shut in”), others to Ancient Greek ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”), whence Proto-Italic *orkos.[1] For the former, compare the semantics of English hell, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔr.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔr.kus]
Proper noun
[edit]Orcus m (genitive Orcī); second declension
- the underworld
- (Roman mythology) Orcus (god of the underworld)
- (New Latin, astronomy) Orcus (dwarf planet)
- death
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Orcus | Orcī |
| genitive | Orcī | Orcōrum |
| dative | Orcō | Orcīs |
| accusative | Orcum | Orcōs |
| ablative | Orcō | Orcīs |
| vocative | Orce | Orcī |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also descendants at orcus.
References
[edit]- “Orcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Orcus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Orcus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Wagenvoort, Studies in Roman Literature, Culture and Religion
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