Olca
Latin
Etymology
From Gallaecian (Hispano-Celtic), from Proto-Celtic *ɸolkā (“farmland”),[1][2] from Proto-Indo-European *polḱeh₂.[3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈol.ka/, [ˈɔɫ̪kä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈol.ka/, [ˈɔlkä]
Proper noun
Olca f sg (genitive Olcae); first declension
- A castellum of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Olca |
| Genitive | Olcae |
| Dative | Olcae |
| Accusative | Olcam |
| Ablative | Olcā |
| Vocative | Olca |
References
- Hispania Epigraphica n. 13989
- Luján, R. L. (2008). "Galician place-names attested epigraphically", in J. L. Garcia Alonso, Celtic and Other Languages In Ancient Europe. Salamanca: Universidad, →ISBN, pages 65-82.
- Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136