dicax

dicax

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
Proto-Italic *deikō
Latin dīcō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s
Proto-Italic *-āks
Latin -āx
Latin dĭcāx

    From dīcō + -āx.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    dĭcāx (genitive dĭcācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

    1. sarcastic
    2. witty
    3. satirical

    Declension

    Third-declension one-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative dĭcāx dĭcācēs dĭcācia
    genitive dĭcācis dĭcācium
    dative dĭcācī dĭcācibus
    accusative dĭcācem dĭcāx dĭcācīs
    dĭcācēs     		dĭcācia
    ablative dĭcācī
    dĭcāce     		dĭcācibus
    vocative dĭcāx dĭcācēs dĭcācia

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Italian: dicace
    • → Portuguese: dicaz
    • → Spanish: dicaz

    References

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