parochus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos), from παρέχω (parékhō, “produce, supply”).
Noun[edit]
parochus m (genitive parochī); second declension
- purveyor, commissary, (specifically) an imperial official required to supply travelling magistrates
- (transferred sense) host (of a guest)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parochus | parochī |
| Genitive | parochī | parochōrum |
| Dative | parochō | parochīs |
| Accusative | parochum | parochōs |
| Ablative | parochō | parochīs |
| Vocative | paroche | parochī |
Etymology 2[edit]
From parochia (“parish”) + -us, probably by conflation with Etymology 1.
Noun[edit]
parochus m (genitive parochī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parochus | parochī |
| Genitive | parochī | parochōrum |
| Dative | parochō | parochīs |
| Accusative | parochum | parochōs |
| Ablative | parochō | parochīs |
| Vocative | paroche | parochī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “parochus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “parochus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- parochus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “parochus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC