ocimus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ki.mus/, [ˈoːkɪmʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.t͡ʃi.mus/, [ˈɔːt͡ʃimus]

Noun

ōcimus m (genitive ōcimī); second declension (hapax)

1. Alternative form of ōcimum
   • C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:

     Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.

     'Basil' is usually of the neuter gender. But Aemilius Macer says 'basil (m) will be counted among the bygone herbs'.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ōcimus	ōcimī
genitive	ōcimī	ōcimōrum
dative	ōcimō	ōcimīs
accusative	ōcimum	ōcimōs
ablative	ōcimō	ōcimīs
vocative	ōcime	ōcimī

References

• ocimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.