urceus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin urceus

Noun

urceus (plural urcei)

  1. A ewer for holding water for washing.

Latin

Etymology

From orca (“tun, cask”), perhaps as a resubstantivised adjective.

Noun

urceus m (genitive urceī); second declension

  1. jug, pitcher, ewer
  2. mug

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative urceus urceī
Genitive urceī urceōrum
Dative urceō urceīs
Accusative urceum urceōs
Ablative urceō urceīs
Vocative urcee urceī

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • urceus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • urceus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • urceus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • urceus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • urceus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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