Oricum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ōricos, Ōricus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠρικόν (Ōrikón).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ri.kum/, [ˈoːrɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ri.kum/, [ˈɔːrikum]

Proper noun

Ōricum n sg (genitive Ōricī); second declension

1. A town in Epirus, now Pashaliman (a town in Albania)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ōricum
Genitive	Ōricī
Dative	Ōricō
Accusative	Ōricum
Ablative	Ōricō
Vocative	Ōricum
Locative	Ōricī

Descendants

• English: Oricum
• Italian: Orico
• Albanian: Orikum

References

• “Oricum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Oricum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.