Orxines

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρξίνης (Orxínēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈork.si.neːs/, [ˈɔrks̠ɪneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈork.si.nes/, [ˈɔrksines]

Proper noun

Orxinēs m sg (genitive Orxinis); third declension

1. A noble Persian present at the battle of Gaugamela

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orxinēs
Genitive	Orxinis
Dative	Orxinī
Accusative	Orxinem
Ablative	Orxine
Vocative	Orxinēs

References

• “Orxines”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray