LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Orcius

Orcius m sg (genitive Orciī or Orcī)
Classical[ˈɔr.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name"
    C(aius) Orcius C(ai) l(ibertus) / EpaphraAE 1988, 884
    A(ulus) Orcius A(uli) l(ibertus) Sosipater / Orcia A(uli) l(iberta) Lais / A(ulus) OrciusCIL 6, 23575

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOrcius—
genitiveOrciī
Orcī		—
dativeOrciō—
accusativeOrcium—
ablativeOrciō—
vocativeOrcī—

Origins

Unknown. Perhaps related to Pre-Samnite 𐌖𐌓𐌖𐌚𐌉𐌄𐌉𐌔 (urufieis).

Quick answers

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