rex
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Latin rēx (“‘king’”). Entered English around 1920.
[edit] Noun
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rex (plural rexes)
- An animal which has a genetic recessive variation that causes the guard hairs to be very short or fully lacking.
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rex
[edit] Latin
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From Proto-Indo-European *h₃rēǵs (“‘ruler, king’”). Cognates include Sanskrit राज् (rā́j), “‘king’”) and Old Irish rí (“‘king’”).
[edit] Noun
rēx (genitive rēgis); m, third declension
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Third declension (3).
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | rēx | rēgēs |
| genitive | rēgis | rēgum |
| dative | rēgī | rēgibus |
| accusative | rēgem | rēgēs |
| ablative | rēge | rēgibus |
| vocative | rēx | rēgēs |