nex
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Adjective
nex (not comparable)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
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From Proto-Italic *neks, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”). Cognate with Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, “corpse”), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-nathayatiy, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasyeiti, “disappears”), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎 (nasu-, “corpse”), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, “disappear, perish”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /neks/, [nɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neks/, [nɛks]
Noun
nex f (genitive necis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nex | necēs |
Genitive | necis | necum |
Dative | necī | necibus |
Accusative | necem | necēs |
Ablative | nece | necibus |
Vocative | nex | necēs |
Related terms
References
- “nex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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