dropax
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δρῶπαξ (drôpax).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdroː.paks/, [ˈd̪roːpäks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdro.paks/, [ˈd̪rɔːpäks]
Noun
[edit]drōpax m (genitive drōpacis); third declension
- a pitch ointment, a depilatory
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
| Genitive | drōpacis | drōpacum |
| Dative | drōpacī | drōpacibus |
| Accusative | drōpacem | drōpacēs |
| Ablative | drōpace | drōpacibus |
| Vocative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “dropax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dropax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.