noun · femininethird declension
orchas
orchas f (genitive orchadis)
Classical[ˈɔr.kʰas]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.kas]
Meaning
- femininea kind of edible olive of oblong shape
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orchas | orchadēs |
| genitive | orchadis | orchadum |
| dative | orchadī | orchadibus |
| accusative | orchadem | orchadēs |
| ablative | orchade | orchadibus |
| vocative | orchas | orchadēs |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
orchas adis, f
an olive of oblong shape, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχάς (orkhás). Compare ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle; a kind of olive”).