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porcus

porcus

Latin

porcus fēmina et porculus (a female pig and piglet)

Noun

porcus m (genitive porcī); second declension

  1. a pig, hog, a tame swine
  2. (pejorative) glutton, pig
  3. (porcus marīnus) the sea-hog, porpoise
  4. pudenda muliebria, woman parts
  5. (military) a wedge-shaped battle formation

Usage notes

  • For the semantic shift of “pig” to “female genitalia”, compare the same Ancient Greek use of χοῖρος (khoîros).

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative porcus porcī
genitive porcī porcōrum
dative porcō porcīs
accusative porcum porcōs
ablative porcō porcīs
vocative porce porcī

Synonyms

  • (pig): sūs
  • (battle formation): caput porcī

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