ocior

Latin

Etymology

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

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

  1. swifter, more rapid

Declension

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

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

Further reading

  • 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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