orchas

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχάς (orkhás). Compare ὄρχις (órkhis, testicle; a kind of olive).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orchas f (genitive orchadis); third declension

  1. a kind of edible olive of oblong shape

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative orchas orchadēs
Genitive orchadis orchadum
Dative orchadī orchadibus
Accusative orchadem orchadēs
Ablative orchade orchadibus
Vocative orchas orchadēs

References

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  • orchas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • orchas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • orchas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.