Taxiles

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταξίλης (Taxílēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtak.si.leːs/, [ˈt̪äks̠ɪɫ̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtak.si.les/, [ˈt̪äksiles]

Proper noun

Taxilēs m sg (genitive Taxilis); third declension

1. An Indian king, who reigned over the tract between the Indus and the Hydaspes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Taxilēs
genitive	Taxilis
dative	Taxilī
accusative	Taxilem
ablative	Taxile
vocative	Taxilēs

References

• Taxiles in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Taxiles”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray