ocior
Latin
Etymology
Comparative of an unattested adjective. From Proto-Italic *ōk-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (“quick, swift”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús), Sanskrit आशु (āśú).[1]
Adjective
ōcior (neuter ōcius, superlative ōcissimus); third-declension comparative adjective
- swifter, more rapid
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ōcior | ōcius | ōciōrēs | ōciōra | |
| Genitive | ōciōris | ōciōrum | |||
| Dative | ōciōrī | ōciōribus | |||
| Accusative | ōciōrem | ōcius | ōciōrēs | ōciōra | |
| Ablative | ōciōre | 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