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noun · masculinesecond declension

urceus

urceus m (genitive urceī)

Meaning

  1. masculinejug, pitcher, ewer
  2. masculinemug

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeurceusurceī
genitiveurceīurceōrum
dativeurceōurceīs
accusativeurceumurceōs
ablativeurceōurceīs
vocativeurceeurceī

urcĕus, i, m. (
I. neutr. collat. form ur-cĕum, Cato, R. R. 13, 1) [Gr. ὔρχα, a jar; cf. orca], a pitcher, water-pot, ewer, Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 3; Hor. A. P. 22; Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 18; Cn. Matius ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 71; Col. 12, 52, 8; Mart. 11, 56, 3; 12, 32, 16 al.

Origins

From orca (“tun, cask”), perhaps as a resubstantivised adjective.

Descendants
  • Catalanorsa
  • Italianorcio
  • Spanishorza
  • Englishurceus
  • Gothic𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌿𐍃
  • Serbo-Croatianvrč
  • Serbo-Croatianврч
  • Slovenevrč

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesUrceusUrceus (dim. urceolus) was a name applied to any sort of jug with one handle (Mart. 11.56, 14.106, &c.), used for pouring. Hence in Hor. A. P. 22 the …

Quick answers

What does urceus mean in Latin?
urceus, a noun, means “jug, pitcher, ewer; mug”.
What is the genitive of urceus?
The genitive singular is urceī. urceus is masculine, second declension.