officium – Latin noun declension

Latin noun forms of officium

Noun: officium
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter Declension: Second

Nominative

Singularofficium
Pluralofficia

Genitive

Singularofficiī; officī
Pluralofficiōrum

Dative

Singularofficiō
Pluralofficiīs

Accusative

Singularofficium
Pluralofficia

Ablative

Singularofficiō
Pluralofficiīs

Vocative

Singularofficium
Pluralofficia

Sample Sentences

  • Exsecūtiō officiī plērumque certum suae ūtilitātis proximae sacrificium implicat. (The performance of a duty usually involves a certain sacrifice of one's own immediate benefit.)
  • Atque nostrīs mīlitibus cunctantibus, māximē propter altitūdinem maris, quī decimae legiōnis aquilam ferēbat, contestātus deōs, ut ea rēs legiōnī fēlīciter ēvenīret: “Dēsilīte,” inquit, “mīlitēs, nisi vultis aquilam hostibus prōdere; ego certē meum reī pūblicae atque imperātōrī officium praestiterō!” (And while our soldiers were hesitating [to attempt coming ashore], especially due to the depth of the sea, the man who carried the eagle of the Tenth Legion, after calling upon the gods to witness that the battle might turn out favorably for the legion, exclaimed: “Jump down, fellow soldiers, unless you wish to betray your eagle to the enemy; I, certainly, shall have done my duty to the republic and my commander!”) [c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 4.25]

Etymology

A contraction of opificium, an old derivative of ops, opis (“power, ability, resources”).

Verbs referencing "officium"

English Nouns office, French Nouns office, Middle English Nouns office, English Nouns official, English Nouns officer, English Nouns officiate, Italian Nouns ufficio, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns officium, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns officium, Irish Nouns oifig, Romanian Nouns oficiu, Catalan Nouns ofici, Ukrainian Nouns офіцер.

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