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
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
- ^ 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.