currax
Latin
Etymology
currō (“to run”) + -āx
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.raːks/, [ˈkʊrːäːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.raks/, [ˈkurːäks]
Adjective
currāx (genitive currācis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (poetic) running fast, swift-footed
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | currāx | currācēs | currācia | ||
Genitive | currācis | currācium | |||
Dative | currācī | currācibus | |||
Accusative | currācem | currāx | currācēs | currācia | |
Ablative | currācī | currācibus | |||
Vocative | currāx | currācēs | currācia |
References
- currax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- currax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette