dicax

Latin

Etymology

dīcō +‎ -āx

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kaːks/, [ˈd̪ɪkäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kaks/, [ˈd̪iːkäks]

Adjective

dĭcāx (genitive dĭcācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. sarcastic
2. witty
3. satirical

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dĭcāx			dĭcācēs	dĭcācia
genitive	dĭcācis			dĭcācium
dative	dĭcācī			dĭcācibus
accusative	dĭcācem	dĭcāx		dĭcācēs	dĭcācia
ablative	dĭcācī			dĭcācibus
vocative	dĭcāx			dĭcācēs	dĭcācia

Derived terms

• dicācitās
• dicāculus

Descendants

• → Italian: dicace
• → Portuguese: dicaz
• → Spanish: dicaz

References

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