orphus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “dusky grouper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

orphus m (genitive orphī); second declension

  1. gilthead (Sparus aurata)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative orphus orphī
genitive orphī orphōrum
dative orphō orphīs
accusative orphum orphōs
ablative orphō orphīs
vocative orphe orphī

Descendants

  • German: Orfe

References

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