ocior

Latin

Etymology

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

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

1. swifter, more rapid

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	ōcior	ōcius		ōciōrēs	ōciōra
Genitive	ōciōris			ōciōrum
Dative	ōciōrī			ōciōribus
Accusative	ōciōrem	ōcius		ōciōrēs	ōciōra
Ablative	ōciōre			ōciōribus
Vocative	ōcior	ōcius		ōciōrēs	ōciōra

References

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

Further reading

• “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.