Oricus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ōricum, Ōricos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠρικός (Ōrikós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ri.kus/, [ˈoːrɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ri.kus/, [ˈɔːrikus]

Proper noun

Ōricus m sg (genitive Ōricī); second declension

1. a city and harbour of Illyricum situated at the mouth of the river Aous

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ōricus
genitive	Ōricī
dative	Ōricō
accusative	Ōricum
ablative	Ōricō
vocative	Ōrice
locative	Ōricī

References

• Oricus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Oricum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly