pellax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pelliciō (“I allure”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpel.laːks/, [ˈpɛlːʲäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpel.laks/, [ˈpɛlːäks]

Adjective

pellāx (genitive pellācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. seductive, deceitful, misleading

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pellāx			pellācēs	pellācia
Genitive	pellācis			pellācium
Dative	pellācī			pellācibus
Accusative	pellācem	pellāx		pellācēs	pellācia
Ablative	pellācī			pellācibus
Vocative	pellāx			pellācēs	pellācia

Derived terms

• pellācia

References

• “pellax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pellax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.