Orgetorīx
Orgetorīx gall.-lat.
Vom gallischen *Orgetorīx, von ukelt. *orgeti „töten“ + ukel. *rīxs „König“. Die Etymologie impliziert nicht, dass der Träger dieses Namens unbedingt ein rechtmäßiger Herrscher ist.
Proper noun
Orgetorīx m sg (genitive Orgetorīgis); third declension
- A wealthy aristocrat among the Helvetii
Usage notes
- Sometimes given as Orgētorīx, based on the Gaulish coin spelling ORCHTIRIX; the evidence is not solid because the letter H in Gaulish did not necessarily denote a long vowel. Appears with a Greek Ε in Cassius Dio.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /orˈɡe.to.riːks/, [ɔrˈɡɛt̪ɔriːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈd͡ʒe.to.riks/, [orˈd͡ʒɛːt̪oriks]
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Orgetorīx |
| Genitive | Orgetorīgis |
| Dative | Orgetorīgī |
| Accusative | Orgetorīgem |
| Ablative | Orgetorīge |
| Vocative | Orgetorīx |