Orthe

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄρθη (Órthē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈor.tʰeː/, [ˈɔrt̪ʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.te/, [ˈɔrt̪e]

Proper noun

Orthē f sg (genitive Orthēs); first declension

1. A town of Thessaly mentioned by Homer

Inflection

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orthē
Genitive	Orthēs
Dative	Orthae
Accusative	Orthēn
Ablative	Orthē
Vocative	Orthē
Locative	Orthae

References

• Orthe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Orthe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly