dropax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρῶπαξ (drôpax).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdroː.paks/, [ˈd̪roːpäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdro.paks/, [ˈd̪rɔːpäks]

Noun

drōpax m (genitive drōpacis); third declension

1. a pitch ointment, a depilatory

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	drōpax	drōpacēs
Genitive	drōpacis	drōpacum
Dative	drōpacī	drōpacibus
Accusative	drōpacem	drōpacēs
Ablative	drōpace	drōpacibus
Vocative	drōpax	drōpacēs

Derived terms

• drōpacō

References

• “dropax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• dropax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.