pilax
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laːks/, [ˈpɪɫ̪äːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laks/, [ˈpiːläks]
Noun
editpilāx m (genitive pilācis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a cat
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pilāx | pilācēs |
Genitive | pilācis | pilācum |
Dative | pilācī | pilācibus |
Accusative | pilācem | pilācēs |
Ablative | pilāce | pilācibus |
Vocative | pilāx | pilācēs |
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- pilax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “pilax”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 797/2