pollex
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Noun
pollex (plural pollices)
- The first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.
Derived terms
See also
References
- pollex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Noun
pollex (genitive pollicis); m, third declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pollex | pollicēs |
| genitive | pollicis | pollicum |
| dative | pollicī | pollicibus |
| accusative | pollicem | pollicēs |
| ablative | pollice | pollicibus |
| vocative | pollex | pollicēs |