salax

Latin

Etymology

From saliō (leap, spring, bound, jump).

Adjective

salāx m, f, n, (genitive salācis); third declension

  1. (especially of male animals) Prone to leaping.
  2. Salacious, lustful, lecherous, lascivious.
  3. Lust-provoking, provocative.

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
nominative salāx salāx salācēs salācia
genitive salācis salācis salācium salācium
dative salācī salācī salācibus salācibus
accusative salācem salāx salācēs salācia
ablative salācī salācī salācibus salācibus
vocative salāx salāx salācēs salācia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • salax in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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