fortax
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English fortaxen, equivalent to for- + tax.
Verb[edit]
fortax (third-person singular simple present fortaxes, present participle fortaxing, simple past and past participle fortaxed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To tax heavily; burden.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φόρταξ (phórtax, “bearer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.taːks/, [ˈfɔrt̪äːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.taks/, [ˈfɔrt̪äks]
Noun[edit]
fortāx m (genitive fortācis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fortāx | fortācēs |
| Genitive | fortācis | fortācum |
| Dative | fortācī | fortācibus |
| Accusative | fortācem | fortācēs |
| Ablative | fortāce | fortācibus |
| Vocative | fortāx | fortācēs |
References[edit]
- “fortax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fortax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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