oclus

Latin

Etymology

From Latin oculus via syncope of unstressed /u/.

Pronunciation

  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /ˈɔklʊs/

Noun

oclus m (genitive oclī); second declension (Vulgar Latin)

  1. (proscribed) eye
    • 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi:
      oculus non oclus
      [Say or write] oculus, not oclus.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative oclus oclī
Genitive oclī oclōrum
Dative oclō oclīs
Accusative oclum oclōs
Ablative oclō oclīs
Vocative ocle oclī

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: oclju
    • Megleno-Romanian: uocľu
    • Istro-Romanian: ocľu
    • Romanian: ochi
  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: ull
    • Old Francoprovençal: oil
      • Franco-Provençal: oil, ueil (Savoy)
    • Old French: ueil (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Occitan: olh
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: güello, uello
    • Mozarabic: ולויש (wlwyš) (only the plural is attested)
    • Old Leonese: [Term?]
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: olho, ollo
      • Eonavian: oyo
      • Fala: ollu
      • Galician: ollo
      • Portuguese: olho (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Spanish: ojo
      • Ladino: ojo
      • Spanish: ojo (see there for further descendants)

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