What does orphus mean in Latin?

orphus, a noun, means “gilthead (Sparus aurata)”.

What is the genitive of orphus?

The genitive singular is orphī. orphus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.pʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.fus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

orphus m (genitive orphī)

Classical[ˈɔr.pʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.fus]

orphus, i, m., = ὀρφός,

I. a sea-fish, the gilt-head, Plin. 32, 11, 54, § 152; Ov. Hal. 104.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “dusky grouper”).

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