orcinianus

Latin

Etymology

From Orcus +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /or.kiː.niˈaː.nus/, [ɔrkiːniˈäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /or.t͡ʃi.niˈa.nus/, [ort͡ʃiniˈäːnus]

Adjective

orcīniānus (feminine orcīniāna, neuter orcīniānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: of or pertaining to the underworld deity Orcus in Roman mythology or the dead
   • 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 10.5.9:

     vocet beatos clamitetque felices Orciniana qui feruntur in sponda

     May he call happy and proclaim lucky those who are carried in an Orcinian bed

Usage notes

The term appears in the works of the Roman poet Martial, in which he describes an "orciniāna sponda," meaning "Orcinian bed." This may be a poetic way of communicating the concept of a coffin or bier, a death-related bed.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	orcīniānus	orcīniāna	orcīniānum		orcīniānī	orcīniānae	orcīniāna
genitive	orcīniānī	orcīniānae	orcīniānī		orcīniānōrum	orcīniānārum	orcīniānōrum
dative	orcīniānō	orcīniānae	orcīniānō		orcīniānīs
accusative	orcīniānum	orcīniānam	orcīniānum		orcīniānōs	orcīniānās	orcīniāna
ablative	orcīniānō	orcīniānā	orcīniānō		orcīniānīs
vocative	orcīniāne	orcīniāna	orcīniānum		orcīniānī	orcīniānae	orcīniāna

Alternative forms

• orcīviānus

Related terms

• Orcīnus

References

• “orcinianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orcinianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.