Ocriculum

Latin

Etymology

Probably from ocris (“stony mountain”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [ɔˈkrɪkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [oˈkriːkulum]

Proper noun

Ocriculum n sg (genitive Ocriculī); second declension

  1. A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the left bank of the Tiber, now Otricoli

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ocriculum
Genitive Ocriculī
Dative Ocriculō
Accusative Ocriculum
Ablative Ocriculō
Vocative Ocriculum
Locative Ocriculī

Derived terms
  • Ocriculānus

Descendants
  • Italian: Otricoli

References
  • “Ocriculum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Ocriculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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