orcinianus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Orcus +‎ -iānus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔr.kiː.niˈaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [or.t͡ʃi.niˈaː.nus] === Adjective === orcīniānus (feminine orcīniāna, neuter orcīniānum); first/second-declension adjective The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: of or pertaining to the underworld deity Orcus in Roman mythology or the dead ==== Usage notes ==== The term appears in the works of the Roman poet Martial, in which he describes an "orciniāna sponda," meaning "Orcinian bed." This may be a poetic way of communicating the concept of a coffin or bier, a death-related bed. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Alternative forms ==== orcīviānus ==== Related terms ==== Orcīnus === References === “orcinianus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “orcinianus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.