ocior

Latin

Etymology

Comparative of *ōcis, from Proto-Italic *ōkus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (quick, swift). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús), Sanskrit आशु (āśú).[1] See also ōciter.

Adjective

ōcior (comparative, neuter ōcius, no positive form, superlative ōcissimus); third declension

  1. swifter, more rapid

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra
genitive ōciōris ōciōrum
dative ōciōrī ōciōribus
accusative ōciōrem ōcius ōciōrēs
ōciōrīs
ōciōra
ablative ōciōre
ōciōrī
ōciōribus
vocative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

  • ocior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ocior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ocior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.