illex

Latin

Alternative forms

• inlex, inlix, illix

Etymology

From illiciō (“I entice, seduce”) +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈil.leks/, [ˈɪlːʲɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈil.leks/, [ˈilːeks]

Adjective

illex (genitive illicis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. alluring, enticing, seductive

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	illex			illicēs	illicia
Genitive	illicis			illicium
Dative	illicī			illicibus
Accusative	illicem	illex		illicēs	illicia
Ablative	illicī			illicibus
Vocative	illex			illicēs	illicia

Related terms

• illecebra
• illectō
• illectāmentum
• illecebrōsus

Noun

illex m or f (genitive illicis); third declension

1. decoy, lure
2. seducer, seductress

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	illex	illicēs
Genitive	illicis	illicum
Dative	illicī	illicibus
Accusative	illicem	illicēs
Ablative	illice	illicibus
Vocative	illex	illicēs

References

• illex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “illex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• illex in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung