Orgetorix

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *orge (“kill”) + Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”). The etymology does not imply that the bearer of this name is necessarily a legal ruler.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /orˈɡe.to.riːks/, [ɔrˈɡɛ.tɔ.riːks]

Proper noun

Orgetorīx m sg (genitive Orgetorīgis); third declension

A wealthy aristocrat among the Helvetii

Usage notes

Sometimes given as Orgētorīx, based on the Gaulish coin spelling ORCHTIRIX; the evidence is not solid because the letter H in Gaulish did not necessarily denote a long vowel. Appears with a Greek Ε in Cassius Dio.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orgetorīx
Genitive	Orgetorīgis
Dative	Orgetorīgī
Accusative	Orgetorīgem
Ablative	Orgetorīge
Vocative	Orgetorīx

References

Orgetorix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Orgetorix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Orgetorix in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray