dicax

Latin

Etymology

dīcō +‎ -āx

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kaːks/, [ˈd̪ɪkäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kaks/, [ˈd̪iːkäks]

Adjective

dĭcāx (genitive dĭcācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. sarcastic
2. witty
3. satirical

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	dĭcāx			dĭcācēs	dĭcācia
Genitive	dĭcācis			dĭcācium
Dative	dĭcācī			dĭcācibus
Accusative	dĭcācem	dĭcāx		dĭcācēs	dĭcācia
Ablative	dĭcācī			dĭcācibus
Vocative	dĭcāx			dĭcācēs	dĭcācia

Derived terms

• dicācitās
• dicāculus

Descendants

• → Italian: dicace
• → Portuguese: dicaz
• → Spanish: dicaz

References

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