ocimus

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ōcimus m (genitive ōcimī); second declension (hapax)

  1. Alternative form of ōcimum
    • C.E. 4th C., Flavius Sosipater Charisius (author), Heinrich Keil (editor), Ars Grammatica (1857), page 72:
      Ōcimum cōnsuētūdō neutrāliter dīcit. Sed Aemilius Macer ait 'inter praeteritās numerābitur ōcimus herbās'.
      'Basil' is usually of the neuter gender. But Aemilius Macer says 'basil (m) will be counted among the bygone herbs'.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ōcimus ōcimī
Genitive ōcimī ōcimōrum
Dative ōcimō ōcimīs
Accusative ōcimum ōcimōs
Ablative ōcimō ōcimīs
Vocative ōcime ōcimī

References

  • ocimus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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