minax

Latin

Etymology

From minor (“I jut forth, protrude, project”) +‎ -āx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.naːks/, [ˈmɪnäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.naks/, [ˈmiːnäks]

Adjective

mināx (genitive minācis, adverb mināciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. projecting, overhanging (jutting out)
2. threatening, menacing

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	mināx			minācēs	minācia
Genitive	minācis			minācium
Dative	minācī			minācibus
Accusative	minācem	mināx		minācēs	minācia
Ablative	minācī			minācibus
Vocative	mināx			minācēs	minācia

Derived terms

• minācia

Descendants

• → Italian: minace
• → Portuguese: minaz
• → Spanish: minaz

References

• “minax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “minax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• minax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.