Oaxes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀάξης (Oáxēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈak.seːs/, [oˈäks̠eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈak.ses/, [oˈäkses]

Proper noun

Oaxēs m sg (genitive Oaxis); third declension

1. A river in Crete, mentioned by Virgil

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Oaxēs
Genitive	Oaxis
Dative	Oaxī
Accusative	Oaxem
Ablative	Oaxe
Vocative	Oaxēs

References

• Oaxes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Oaxes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray