sequax

Latin

Etymology

From sequor (“I follow”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kʷaːks/, [ˈs̠ɛkʷäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kwaks/, [ˈsɛːkwäks]

Adjective

sequāx (genitive sequācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. following, sequacious
2. pursuant, pursuing
3. pliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)
4. tractable

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	sequāx			sequācēs	sequācia
Genitive	sequācis			sequācium
Dative	sequācī			sequācibus
Accusative	sequācem	sequāx		sequācēs	sequācia
Ablative	sequācī			sequācibus
Vocative	sequāx			sequācēs	sequācia

Descendants

• Italian: seguace
• Portuguese: sequaz
• Spanish: secuaz

References

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