octophoron
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek. Equivalent to octo- (“octo-: eight”) + -phorus (“-bearing”).
Noun
[edit]octōphoron n (genitive octōphorī); second declension
- (historical) A lectica (Roman litter) borne by eight lecticarii (porters).
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | octōphoron | octōphora |
| genitive | octōphorī | octōphorōrum |
| dative | octōphorō | octōphorīs |
| accusative | octōphoron | octōphora |
| ablative | octōphorō | octōphorīs |
| vocative | octōphoron | octōphora |
Hypernyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “octophoron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- octophoron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “octophoron”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers