LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

dorcas

dorcas f (genitive dorcadis)
Classical[ˈdɔr.kas]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔr.kas]

Meaning

  1. feminineAn antelope or gazelle.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedorcasdorcadēs
genitivedorcadisdorcadum
dativedorcadīdorcadibus
accusativedorcademdorcadēs
ablativedorcadedorcadibus
vocativedorcasdorcadēs

dorcas, ădis (also dorx = δόρξ;
I. acc. pl. dorcas, m., Grat. Cyn. 200, and dorcus, i, m., = δόρκος, Edict. Diocl. 4, no. 45), f., = δορκάς, a gazelle, antelope: Antilope dorcas, Linn.; Lucr. 4, 1161; Mart. 10, 65, 13; 13, 98, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás).

Quick answers

What does dorcas mean in Latin?
dorcas, a noun, means “An antelope or gazelle.”.
What is the genitive of dorcas?
The genitive singular is dorcadis. dorcas is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dorcas?
In classical Latin, [ˈdɔr.kas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɔr.kas].