pilax
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laːks/, [ˈpɪɫ̪äːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.laks/, [ˈpiːläks]
Noun[edit]
pilāx m (genitive pilācis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a cat
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pilāx | pilācēs |
| Genitive | pilācis | pilācum |
| Dative | pilācī | pilācibus |
| Accusative | pilācem | pilācēs |
| Ablative | pilāce | pilācibus |
| Vocative | pilāx | pilācēs |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- pilax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “pilax”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 797/2