ocior

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Comparative of an unattested adjective. From Proto-Italic *ōk-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (“quick, swift”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús), Sanskrit आशु (āśú).[1] See also ōciter.

Adjective[edit]

ōcior (neuter ōcius, superlative ōcissimus); third-declension comparative adjective

  1. swifter, more rapid

Declension[edit]

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra
Genitive ōciōris ōciōrum
Dative ōciōrī ōciōribus
Accusative ōciōrem ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra
Ablative ōciōre ōciōribus
Vocative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra

References[edit]

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • “ocior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ocior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ocior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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