parochus

Latin

Etymology

Found in Ecclesiastical Latin. From Late Latin parochia (“diocese”), from Byzantine Greek παροικία (paroikía, “parish, diocese”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “sojourner”), originally in Ancient Greek as "neighbor," from παρά (pará, “near”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Noun

parochus m (genitive parochī); second declension

  1. purveyor, commissary

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parochus parochī
Genitive parochī parochōrum
Dative parochō parochīs
Accusative parochum parochōs
Ablative parochō parochīs
Vocative paroche parochī

Descendants

References
  • parochus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parochus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • parochus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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