orichalcus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From orichalcum + -us.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /o.riˈkʰal.kus/, [ɔrɪˈkʰäɫ̪kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.riˈkal.kus/, [oriˈkälkus]
Adjective
[edit]orichalcus (feminine orichalca, neuter orichalcum); first/second-declension adjective
- (relational) made of orichalcum; made of brass (brazen)
- 1690, Giovanni Giustino Ciampini, Vetera monimenta in quibus praecipua . . . musiva opera . . . illustrantur 41:
- Sententiam confirmo meam ex cap. 3. eiusdem libri, vbi de rebus argenteis, aureis, atque orichalcis, quae adhuc sunt in eadem Basilica
- (taxonomy) brassy or golden; having a metallic brownish or dark yellow color; orichalceous
- 1846, Camille Montagne, Exploration Scientifique De L'Algérie Pendant Les Années 1840, 1841, 1842 1.page 213:
- Myriangium Duriaei Montag. et Berk [...] Apothecia quam plurima thallum obtegentia, tuberculiformia; tubercula initio capitibus harum spinularum orichalcarum vernacule camions dictarum haud absimilia, disco subimmarginato fusco-pulverulento.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | orichalcus | orichalca | orichalcum | orichalcī | orichalcae | orichalca | |
| genitive | orichalcī | orichalcae | orichalcī | orichalcōrum | orichalcārum | orichalcōrum | |
| dative | orichalcō | orichalcae | orichalcō | orichalcīs | |||
| accusative | orichalcum | orichalcam | orichalcum | orichalcōs | orichalcās | orichalca | |
| ablative | orichalcō | orichalcā | orichalcō | orichalcīs | |||
| vocative | orichalce | orichalca | orichalcum | orichalcī | orichalcae | orichalca | |