famex
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain;[1] proposed derivations include:
- From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-mo-, whence also Ancient Greek θλάσμα (thlásma, “contusion”), σμῶδιξ (smôdix, “weal”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *bʰHt-. Cognates include fatuus (“silly, stupid”) and battuō (“I strike, beat”).
- From a Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂-mik-s-, whence also Ancient Greek θάμιξ (thámix, “fox”), θῶμιγξ (thôminx, “string”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfaː.meks/, [ˈfäːmɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.meks/, [ˈfäːmeks]
Noun
[edit]fāmex f (genitive fāmicis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fāmex | fāmicēs |
| genitive | fāmicis | fāmicum |
| dative | fāmicī | fāmicibus |
| accusative | fāmicem | fāmicēs |
| ablative | fāmice | fāmicibus |
| vocative | fāmex | fāmicēs |
References
[edit]- “famex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- famex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “famex”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 452