pilax
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laːks/, [ˈpɪɫ̪äːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laks/, [ˈpiːläks]
Noun
[edit]pilāx m (genitive pilācis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a cat
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pilāx | pilācēs |
Genitive | pilācis | pilācum |
Dative | pilācī | pilācibus |
Accusative | pilācem | pilācēs |
Ablative | pilāce | pilācibus |
Vocative | pilāx | pilācēs |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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