perspicax

Latin

Etymology

From perspiciō (“I perceive”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.spi.kaːks/, [ˈpɛrs̠pɪkäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.spi.kaks/, [ˈpɛrspikäks]

Adjective

perspicāx (genitive perspicācis, comparative perspicācior, superlative perspicācissimus, adverb perspicāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, perspicacious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	perspicāx			perspicācēs	perspicācia
Genitive	perspicācis			perspicācium
Dative	perspicācī			perspicācibus
Accusative	perspicācem	perspicāx		perspicācēs	perspicācia
Ablative	perspicācī			perspicācibus
Vocative	perspicāx			perspicācēs	perspicācia

Derived terms

• perspicācitās

Descendants

• Catalan: perspicaç
• English: perspicacious
• French: perspicace
• Italian: perspicace
• Portuguese: perspicaz
• Romanian: perspicace
• Spanish: perspicaz

References

• “perspicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perspicax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perspicax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.