Porcius

Latin

Etymology

Probably from porcus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Porcius m sg (genitive Porciī or Porcī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, a Roman politician and statesman

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Porcius
genitive Porciī
Porcī1
dative Porciō
accusative Porcium
ablative Porciō
vocative Porcī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Adjective

Porcius (feminine Porcia, neuter Porcium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Porcia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Porcius Porcia Porcium Porciī Porciae Porcia
genitive Porciī Porciae Porciī Porciōrum Porciārum Porciōrum
dative Porciō Porciae 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.
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