pax

See also Pax

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: păks, IPA: /pæks/, X-SAMPA: /p{ks/
• Homophone: packs

Etymology

Latin pax peace. See peace.

Noun

pax (plural pax)

1. A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
2. (informal, usually plural) passenger; passengers

Translations

passenger; passengers

• German: Pax (de)

Interjection

pax

1. A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

Anagrams

• AXP

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /paːks/

Noun

pāx (genitive pācis); f, third declension

1. peace

   Spero ut pacem habeant semper.

   I hope that they may always have peace.

   Donec, infecta pace, ad arma desilirent.

   While at length the peace being broken off, they came to strive and fight with arms.

2. harmony

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pāx	pācēs
genitive	pācis	pācum
dative	pācī	pācibus
accusative	pācem	pācēs
ablative	pāce	pācibus
vocative	pāx	pācēs

Derived terms

pācālis pācifer pācificō

pācificus pācō pāx Dei

Related terms

pācātē pācātiō pācātor pācātōrius pācātum

pācātus pācificātiō pācificātor pācificātōrius pācificē

Descendants

Albanian: paqe Catalan: pau English: paxis, peace Esperanto: paco French: paix Galician: paz Ido: paco Irish: póg

Italian: pace Portuguese: paz Romanian: pace Romansch: pasch Sicilian: paci Spanish: paz Swedish: pax Venetian: paxe

Interjection

pāx!

1. silence! be silent! hush!
   • c. 254-184 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, 3.1.213

     Pax! Abi!

     Hush! Be off!

   • c. 195-159 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Heauton Timorumenos, 2.3.49

     Capillus passus, prolixus, circum caput reiectus negligenter; pax.

     Her hair was loose, long, and thrown back negligently about her temples. Do you hold your peace.

   • c. 254-184 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus, 4.2.46

     Pax, id est nomen mihi; hoc cottidianus.

     Hush, that's my name; my everyday name.

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Rafsi

pax

1. rafsi of patxu.

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Swedish

Etymology

Since 1880 from Latin pāx (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paks/

Interjection

pax

1. (children’s language) dibs (to claim a stake to something); used as a noun with the verbs få “get, receive” and ha “have”, or as a verb; att paxa.

   Pax för soffan! - “I have (first) dibs on the sofa!”

   Jag fick pax på framsätet! - “I got dibs on shotgun!”

   Jag har paxat fåtöljen - I "have dibbed" the armchair

Synonyms

• tjing