urceus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin urceus
Noun
urceus (plural urcei)
- A ewer for holding water for washing.
Latin
Etymology
From orca (“tun, cask”), perhaps as a resubstantivised adjective.
Noun
urceus m (genitive urceī); second declension
- jug, pitcher, ewer
- mug
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | urceus | urceī |
| Genitive | urceī | urceōrum |
| Dative | urceō | urceīs |
| Accusative | urceum | urceōs |
| Ablative | urceō | urceīs |
| Vocative | urcee | urceī |
Derived terms
- urceolus
Descendants
- Catalan: orsa
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌿𐍃 (aurkjus)
- Italian orcio
- Portuguese orçamento
- Serbo-Croatian: vrč, врч
- Slovene: vrč
References
- urceus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- urceus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- urceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- urceus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- urceus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin