LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Orchius1

Orchius m sg (genitive Orchiī or Orchī)
Classical[ˈɔr.kʰi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.ki.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. masculinesingularGaius Orchius, a Roman tribune

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrchius—
genitiveOrchiī
Orchī		—
dativeOrchiō—
accusativeOrchium—
ablativeOrchiō—
vocativeOrchī—

Orchĭus, a, m. and f.,
I. the name of a Roman gens.—So, C. Orchius, a tribune of the people, 572 A.U.C., by whom the Lex Orchia was proposed, Macr. S. 3, 17, 2; Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Sest. p. 310, 32 Bait.
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
Orchius2
Orchius (feminine Orchia, neuter Orchium)
Classical[ˈɔr.kʰi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.ki.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the gens Orchia.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeOrchiusOrchiaOrchium
genitiveOrchiīOrchiaeOrchiī
dativeOrchiōOrchiaeOrchiō
accusativeOrchiumOrchiamOrchium
ablativeOrchiōOrchiāOrchiō
vocativeOrchieOrchiaOrchium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeOrchiīOrchiaeOrchia
genitiveOrchiōrumOrchiārumOrchiōrum
dativeOrchiīsOrchiīsOrchiīs
accusativeOrchiōsOrchiāsOrchia
ablativeOrchiīsOrchiīsOrchiīs
vocativeOrchiīOrchiaeOrchia

Quick answers

What does Orchius mean in Latin?
Orchius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Orchius?
The genitive singular is Orchiī. Orchius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Orchius?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.kʰi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.ki.us].