ocimus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoː.kɪ.mʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.t͡ʃi.mus]
Noun
ōcimus m (genitive ōcimī); second declension (hapax legomenon)
- alternative form of ōcimum
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:
- Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.
- 'Basil' is usually of the neuter gender. But Aemilius Macer says 'basil (m) will be counted among the bygone herbs'.
- Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.
- C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōcimus | ōcimī |
| genitive | ōcimī | ōcimōrum |
| dative | ōcimō | ōcimīs |
| accusative | ōcimum | ōcimōs |
| ablative | ōcimō | ōcimīs |
| vocative | ōcime | ōcimī |
References
- ocimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.