Orgetorix
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gaulish *Orgetorīx, from Proto-Celtic *orgeti (“kill”) + Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”). The etymology does not imply that the bearer of this name is necessarily a legal ruler.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /orˈɡe.to.riːks/, [ɔrˈɡɛt̪ɔriːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈd͡ʒe.to.riks/, [orˈd͡ʒɛːt̪oriks]
Proper noun
[edit]Orgetorīx m sg (genitive Orgetorīgis); third declension
- A wealthy aristocrat among the Helvetii
Usage notes
[edit]- Sometimes given as Orgētorīx, based on the Gaulish coin spelling ORCHTIRIX; the evidence is not solid because the letter H in Gaulish did not necessarily denote a long vowel. Appears with a Greek Ε in Cassius Dio.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Orgetorīx |
| Genitive | Orgetorīgis |
| Dative | Orgetorīgī |
| Accusative | Orgetorīgem |
| Ablative | Orgetorīge |
| Vocative | Orgetorīx |
References
[edit]- “Orgetorix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Orgetorix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Orgetorix”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray