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scolax

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Latin

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1]

Noun

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scolax m (genitive scolacis); third declension

  1. A torch made of wax

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative scolax scolacēs
genitive scolacis scolacum
dative scolacī scolacibus
accusative scolacem scolacēs
ablative scolace scolacibus
vocative scolax scolacēs

References

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  • scolax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “scolax”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 496