orphus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “dusky grouper”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈor.pʰus/, [ˈɔrpʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.fus/, [ˈɔrfus]

Noun

orphus m (genitive orphī); second declension

1. gilthead (Sparus aurata)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	orphus	orphī
Genitive	orphī	orphōrum
Dative	orphō	orphīs
Accusative	orphum	orphōs
Ablative	orphō	orphīs
Vocative	orphe	orphī

Descendants

• German: Orfe
  • English: orfe

References

• “orphus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.