Aiax

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ajāx

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈai̯.i̯aːks/, [ˈäi̯ːäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.jaks/, [ˈäːjäks]

Proper noun

Aiāx m sg (genitive Aiācis); third declension

1. Ajax

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aiāx
Genitive	Aiācis
Dative	Aiācī
Accusative	Aiācem
Ablative	Aiāce
Vocative	Aiāx

Descendants

• Catalan: Àiax
• Italian: Aiace, aiace
• Spanish: Áyax

References

• “Ājax, ācis, m.”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ajax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.