fortax

English

Etymology

From Middle English fortaxen, equivalent to for- +‎ tax.

Verb

fortax (third-person singular simple present fortaxes, present participle fortaxing, simple past and past participle fortaxed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To tax heavily; burden.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρταξ (phórtax, “bearer”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.taːks/, [ˈfɔrt̪äːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfor.taks/, [ˈfɔrt̪äks]

Noun

fortāx m (genitive fortācis); third declension

1. The basis on which a furnace rests

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fortāx	fortācēs
Genitive	fortācis	fortācum
Dative	fortācī	fortācibus
Accusative	fortācem	fortācēs
Ablative	fortāce	fortācibus
Vocative	fortāx	fortācēs

References

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