nex
See also: nex'
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Adjective
nex
- (archaic) Alternative spelling of next
Proper noun
nex
- (military, US) An abbreviation for Navy Exchange, a department store chain operated by the United States Navy exclusively for current and former members of the United States Military, military families, allies of the United States, and certain other individuals.
- I'm going to the Nex to do my Christmas shopping.
Anagrams
- xen-
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *neks, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”). Cognate with Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, “corpse”), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-nathayatiy, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasyeiti, “disappears”), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎 (nasu-, “corpse”), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, “disappear, perish”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /neks/, [nɛks]
Noun
nex f (genitive necis); third declension
- murder, slaughter, killing
- violent death (as opposed to mors)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nex | necēs |
| Genitive | necis | necum |
| Dative | necī | necibus |
| Accusative | necem | necēs |
| Ablative | nece | necibus |
| Vocative | nex | necēs |
Related terms
- noxa
- necō
- noceō
References
- nex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette