pelex

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.leks/, [ˈpeːɫ̪ɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.leks/, [ˈpɛːleks]

Noun

pēlex f (genitive pēlicis); third declension

1. Alternative form of paelex ("concubine", "mistress").

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pēlex	pēlicēs
genitive	pēlicis	pēlicum
dative	pēlicī	pēlicibus
accusative	pēlicem	pēlicēs
ablative	pēlice	pēlicibus
vocative	pēlex	pēlicēs

References

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