Porcius
Latin
Etymology
Probably from porcus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.ki.us/, [ˈpɔrkiʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpor.t͡ʃi.us/, [ˈpɔrt͡ʃius]
Proper noun
Porcius m sg (genitive Porciī or Porcī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, a Roman politician and statesman
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Porcius |
| Genitive | Porciī Porcī1 |
| Dative | Porciō |
| Accusative | Porcium |
| Ablative | Porciō |
| Vocative | Porcī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Porcia
Adjective
Porcius (feminine Porcia, neuter Porcium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Porcia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Porcius | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
| Genitive | Porciī | Porciae | Porciī | Porciōrum | Porciārum | Porciōrum | |
| Dative | Porciō | Porciō | Porciīs | ||||
| Accusative | Porcium | Porciam | Porcium | Porciōs | Porciās | Porcia | |
| Ablative | Porciō | Porciā | Porciō | Porciīs | |||
| Vocative | Porcie | Porcia | Porcium | Porciī | Porciae | Porcia | |
References
- “Porcius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Porcius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette