octovir

English

Etymology

From Latin octōvir

Noun

octovir (plural octovirs or octoviri)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of eight officials.

Latin

Etymology

From octō (“eight”) + vir (“man”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈtoː.wir/, [ɔkˈtoː.wɪr]

Noun

octōvir m (genitive octōvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) octovir

Declension

Second declension, nominative singular in -r.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative octōvir octōvirī
Genitive octōvirī octōvirōrum
Dative octōvirō octōvirīs
Accusative octōvirum octōvirōs
Ablative octōvirō octōvirīs
Vocative octōvir octōvirī

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