dropax
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δρῶπαξ (drôpax).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdroː.paks/, [ˈd̪roːpäks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdro.paks/, [ˈd̪rɔːpäks]
Noun
[edit]drōpax m (genitive drōpacis); third declension
- a pitch ointment, a depilatory
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
| genitive | drōpacis | drōpacum |
| dative | drōpacī | drōpacibus |
| accusative | drōpacem | drōpacēs |
| ablative | drōpace | drōpacibus |
| vocative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “dropax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dropax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.