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ocior

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Latin

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Etymology

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Comparative of an unattested adjective. From Proto-Italic *ōkus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (“quick, swift”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús), Sanskrit आशु (āśú).[1] See also ōciter.

Adjective

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ōcior (neuter ōcius, superlative ōcissimus); third-declension comparative adjective

  1. swifter, more rapid

Declension

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Third-declension comparative adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra
genitive ōciōris ōciōrum
dative ōciōrī ōciōribus
accusative ōciōrem ōcius ōciōrēs
ōciōrīs 		ōciōra
ablative ōciōre
ōciōrī 		ōciōribus
vocative ōcior ōcius ōciōrēs ōciōra

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • “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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