LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

orichalcus

orichalcus (feminine orichalca, neuter orichalcum)
Classical[ɔ.rɪˈkʰaɫ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.riˈkal.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalMade of orichalcum; made of brass; brazen.
    Sphinx galeae custos, uisoque animata cruore / emicat effigies et sparsa orichalca renident.c. 45 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Thebais 10.660 (dactylic hexameter)
    Sententiam confirmo meam ex cap. 3. eiusdem libri, vbi de rebus argenteis, aureis, atque orichalcis, quae adhuc sunt in eadem Basilica1690, Giovanni Giustino Ciampini, Vetera monimenta in quibus praecipua . . . musiva opera . . . illustrantur 41
  2. New LatinadjectiveBrassy or golden; having a metallic brownish or dark yellow color; orichalceous.
    Myriangium Duriaei Montag. et Berk [...] Apothecia quam plurima thallum obtegentia, tuberculiformia; tubercula initio capitibus harum spinularum orichalcarum vernacule camions dictarum haud absimilia, disco subimmarginato fusco-pulverulento.1846, Camille Montagne, Exploration Scientifique De L'Algérie Pendant Les Années 1840, 1841, 1842 1.page 213

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeorichalcusorichalcaorichalcum
genitiveorichalcīorichalcaeorichalcī
dativeorichalcōorichalcaeorichalcō
accusativeorichalcumorichalcamorichalcum
ablativeorichalcōorichalcāorichalcō
vocativeorichalceorichalcaorichalcum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeorichalcīorichalcaeorichalca
genitiveorichalcōrumorichalcārumorichalcōrum
dativeorichalcīsorichalcīsorichalcīs
accusativeorichalcōsorichalcāsorichalca
ablativeorichalcīsorichalcīsorichalcīs
vocativeorichalcīorichalcaeorichalca

Origins

From orichalcum + -us.

Quick answers

What does orichalcus mean in Latin?
orichalcus, a adjective, means “Made of orichalcum; made of brass; brazen.”.
How do you pronounce orichalcus?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.rɪˈkʰaɫ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.riˈkal.kus].