octovir
English
Etymology
Noun
octovir (plural octovirs or octoviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of eight officials.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From octō (“eight”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔkˈtoː.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [okˈt̪ɔː.vir]
Noun
octōvir m (genitive octōvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) octovir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | octōvir | octōvirī |
| genitive | octōvirī | octōvirōrum |
| dative | octōvirō | octōvirīs |
| accusative | octōvirum | octōvirōs |
| ablative | octōvirō | octōvirīs |
| vocative | octōvir | octōvirī |
References
- “octovir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- octovir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.