sequax
Latin
Etymology
From sequor (“I follow”) + -āx (“inclined to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈse.kʷaːks/, [ˈsɛ.kʷaːks]
Adjective
sequāx (genitive sequācis); third declension
- following, pursuing, sequacious
- pliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)
- tractable
Inflection
Third declension.
| 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