vox
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wōkʷs (“speech, voice”). Cognates include Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c) and Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps). Proto-Indo-European *wōkʷ- is an o-grade of *wekʷ-, which is where Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) came from.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
vōx (genitive vōcis); f, third declension
- voice
- accent
- speech, remark
- (grammar) voice; indicating the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses
- vocative singular of vox
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vōx | vōcēs |
| genitive | vōcis | vōcum |
| dative | vōcī | vōcibus |
| accusative | vōcem | vōcēs |
| ablative | vōce | vōcibus |
| vocative | vōx | vōcēs |
