Porcius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from porcus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ki.us/, [ˈpɔrkiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈpɔrt͡ʃius]
Proper noun
[edit]Porcius m sg (genitive Porciī or Porcī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, a Roman politician and statesman
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Porcius |
| genitive | Porciī Porcī1 |
| dative | Porciō |
| accusative | Porcium |
| ablative | Porciō |
| vocative | Porcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Porcius (feminine Porcia, neuter Porcium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Porcia.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Porcius | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
| genitive | Porciī | Porciae | Porciī | Porciōrum | Porciārum | Porciōrum | |
| dative | Porciō | Porciae | Porciō | Porciīs | |||
| accusative | Porcium | Porciam | Porcium | Porciōs | Porciās | Porcia | |
| ablative | Porciō | Porciā | Porciō | Porciīs | |||
| vocative | Porcie | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
References
[edit]- “Porcius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Porcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.