LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Orcades

Orcades f pl (genitive Orcadum)
Classical[ˈɔr.ka.dɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.ka.des]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralOrkney (archipelago north of Britannia Major)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Orcades
Orchadēs
genitive—Orcadum
Orchadum
dative—Orcadibus
Orchadibus
accusative—Orcadas
Orchadēs
ablative—Orcadibus
Orchadibus
vocative—Orcades
Orchadēs

Orcădes, um, f.,
I. islands near Scotland, now the Orkneys, Mel. 3, 6, 7; Tac. Agr. 10; Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 103.—Acc. plur.: Orcadas, Juv. 2, 161.

Origins

Descendants
  • EnglishOrcadian

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOrcadesOrcades (Ὀρκάδες νῆσοι, Ptol. 2.3.31), a group of small islands lying off the northern extremity of Britannia Barbara. According to Ptolemy (l.c.) and…

Quick answers

What does Orcades mean in Latin?
Orcades, a proper noun, means “Orkney (archipelago north of Britannia Major)”.
What is the genitive of Orcades?
The genitive singular is Orcadum. Orcades is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Orcades?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.ka.dɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.ka.des].