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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a Proto-Indo-European root related to fracēs (dregs of oil) and faex (sediment, dregs).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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flocēs f pl (genitive flocum); third declension

  1. lees, dregs of wine

Declension

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Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative flocēs
Genitive flocum
Dative flocibus
Accusative flocēs
Ablative flocibus
Vocative flocēs

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “floces”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 517