Orfius

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. It may be connected to Oscan πŒ–πŒ“πŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰πŒ‰πŒ” (uruviis) and Pre-Samnite πŒ–πŒ“πŒ–πŒšπŒ‰πŒ„πŒ‰πŒ” (urufieis), although the reading of the Pre-Samnite term is disputed and thus its potential etymology is uncertain.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orfius m sg (genitive OrfiΔ« or OrfΔ«); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Orfius, a Roman tribune

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Orfius
genitive OrfiΔ«
OrfΔ«1
dative Orfiō
accusative Orfium
ablative Orfiō
vocative OrfΔ«

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • β€œM. O'rfius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Olli Salomies (2012), β€œThe Nomina of the Samnites. A Checklist”, in Arctos – Acta Philologica Fennicaβ€Ž[1] (in Pre-Samnite), volume 46, β†’DOI, β†’ISSN, pages 137–185
  • Vincent Martzloff (1 January 2020), Consonant clusters in South Picene: Synchrony and Diachronyβ€Ž[2] (quotation in English; overall work in English)
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