vorax

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Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from vorō (I devour) +‎ -āx (inclined to).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vorāx (genitive vorācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. Voracious; gluttonous.

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative vorāx vorācēs vorācia
Genitive vorācis vorācium
Dative vorācī vorācibus
Accusative vorācem vorāx vorācēs vorācia
Ablative vorācī vorācibus
Vocative vorāx vorācēs vorācia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: voraç
  • English: voracious
  • >? Galician: buraz, voraz
  • Italian: vorace
  • Occitan: voraç
  • Portuguese: voraz
  • Spanish: voraz

References

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  • vorax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vorax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vorax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.