ocior

Latin

Etymology

Comparative of an unattested adjective. Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús).[1]

Adjective

ōcior (neuter ōcius); third declension

  1. swifter, more rapid

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant

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

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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