Ocriculum

Latin

Etymology

Probably from ocris (“stony mountain”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [ɔˈkrɪkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈkri.ku.lum/, [oˈkriːkulum]

Proper noun

Ocriculum n sg (genitive Ocriculī); second declension

A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the left bank of the Tiber, now Otricoli

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ocriculum
Genitive	Ocriculī
Dative	Ocriculō
Accusative	Ocriculum
Ablative	Ocriculō
Vocative	Ocriculum
Locative	Ocriculī

Derived terms

Ocriculānus

Descendants

Italian: Otricoli

References

“Ocriculum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Ocriculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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