ocimus
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.ki.mus/, [ˈoːkɪmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.t͡ʃi.mus/, [ˈɔːt͡ʃimus]
Noun[edit]
ōcimus m (genitive ōcimī); second declension (hapax)
- Alternative form of ōcimum
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:
- Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.
- 'Basil' is usually of the neuter gender. But Aemilius Macer says 'basil (m) will be counted among the bygone herbs'.
- Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ōcimus | ōcimī |
| Genitive | ōcimī | ōcimōrum |
| Dative | ōcimō | ōcimīs |
| Accusative | ōcimum | ōcimōs |
| Ablative | ōcimō | ōcimīs |
| Vocative | ōcime | ōcimī |
References[edit]
- ocimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.