dorcas

See also: Dorcas

Latin

Alternative forms
  • dorcus
  • dorx

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdor.kas/, [ˈdɔr.kas]

Noun

dorcas f (genitive dorcadis); third declension

  1. An antelope or gazelle.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dorcas dorcadēs
Genitive dorcadis dorcadum
Dative dorcadī dorcadibus
Accusative dorcadem dorcadēs
Ablative dorcade dorcadibus
Vocative dorcas dorcadēs

References
  • dorcas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dorcas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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