[ˈɔr.kʊs], [ˈɔr.kus]
OriginUnknown. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to hold, shut in”), others to Ancient Greek ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”), whence Proto-Italic *orkos. For the former, compare the semantics of English hell, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.
- declension-2, masculinethe underworld
- Roman, declension-2, masculineOrcus (god of the underworld)
- New-Latin, declension-2, masculineOrcus (dwarf planet)
- declension-2, masculinedeath
- declension-2, masculineunderworld
- declension-2, masculineafterlife
FormsOrcī(genitive) · Orcus(nominative, singular) · Orcī(nominative, plural) · Orcī(genitive, singular) · Orcōrum(genitive, plural) · Orcō(dative, singular) · Orcīs(dative, plural) · Orcum(accusative, singular) · Orcōs(accusative, plural) · Orcō(ablative, singular) · Orcīs(ablative, plural) · Orce(singular, vocative) · Orcī(plural, vocative) · Orchus(alternative, Medieval-Latin) · orcī(genitive) · orcus(nominative, singular) · orcī(nominative, plural) · orcī(genitive, singular) · orcōrum(genitive, plural) · orcō(dative, singular)