octophoron

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek. Equivalent to octo- (“octo-: eight”) +‎ -phorus (“-bearing”).

Noun

octōphoron n (genitive octōphorī); second declension

  1. (historical) A lectica (Roman litter) borne by eight lecticarii (porters).

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative octōphoron octōphora
genitive octōphorī octōphorōrum
dative octōphorō octōphorīs
accusative octōphoron octōphora
ablative octōphorō octōphorīs
vocative octōphoron octōphora

Hypernyms

  • hexaphoron

References

  • “octophoron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • octophoron in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “octophoron”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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