faex

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /faiks/
• (Later Latin) IPA^(key): /feks/

Noun

faex f (genitive faecis); third declension

1. (of liquids) sediment, dregs
2. salt of tartar
3. brine used for pickling
4. rouge as makeup
5. (figuratively) the dregs of humanity

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	faex	faecēs
genitive	faecis	faecum
dative	faecī	faecibus
accusative	faecem	faecēs
ablative	faece	faecibus
vocative	faex	faecēs

Descendants

• Dutch: faeces
• English: faeces, feces
• French: fèces
• German: Fäkalien

• Italian: feci
• Portuguese: fezes
• Spanish: hez, heces
• Swedish: fekalier

References

• faex in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879