ferax
Latin
Etymology
From ferō (“I bear, carry”) + -āx (“inclined to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfe.raːks/, [ˈfɛräːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.raks/, [ˈfɛːräks]
Adjective
ferāx (genitive ferācis, comparative ferācior, superlative ferācissimus, adverb ferāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ferāx | ferācēs | ferācia | ||
| Genitive | ferācis | ferācium | |||
| Dative | ferācī | ferācibus | |||
| Accusative | ferācem | ferāx | ferācēs | ferācia | |
| Ablative | ferācī | ferācibus | |||
| Vocative | ferāx | ferācēs | ferācia | ||
References
- “ferax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ferax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ferax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.