pilax

Latin

Alternative forms

• pelāx, phylax

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “guardian, keeper”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.laːks/, [ˈpɪɫ̪äːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.laks/, [ˈpiːläks]

Noun

pilāx m (genitive pilācis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a cat

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pilāx	pilācēs
genitive	pilācis	pilācum
dative	pilācī	pilācibus
accusative	pilācem	pilācēs
ablative	pilāce	pilācibus
vocative	pilāx	pilācēs

Synonyms

• (a cat): cattus, fēlēs, mūriceps, mūrilegus

References

• pilax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “pilax”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 797/2