cordax
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κόρδαξ (kórdax).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cordax (plural cordaxes)
- (historical) A lascivious dance featuring in Ancient Greek comedy.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κόρδαξ (kórdax, “cordax dance”), from Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.daks/, [ˈkɔrd̪äks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.daks/, [ˈkɔrd̪äks]
Noun edit
cordax m (genitive cordacis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cordax | cordacēs |
Genitive | cordacis | cordacum |
Dative | cordacī | cordacibus |
Accusative | cordacem | cordacēs |
Ablative | cordace | cordacibus |
Vocative | cordax | cordacēs |
References edit
- “cordax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cordax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers