illex

illex

Latin

Alternative forms

  • inlex, inlix, illix

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.?
Proto-Italic *lakjō
Latin laciō
Latin illiciō
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Latin -s
Latin illex

    From illiciō (“to entice, seduce”) + -s.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    illex (genitive illicis); third-declension one-termination adjective

    1. alluring, enticing, seductive

    Declension

    Third-declension one-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative illex illicēs illicia
    genitive illicis illicium
    dative illicī illicibus
    accusative illicem illex illicīs
    illicēs     		illicia
    ablative illicī
    illice     		illicibus
    vocative illex illicēs illicia

    Noun

    illex m or f (genitive illicis); third declension

    1. decoy, lure
    2. seducer, seductress

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative illex illicēs
    genitive illicis illicum
    dative illicī illicibus
    accusative illicem illicēs
    ablative illice illicibus
    vocative illex illicēs

    Descendants

    • → Italian: illice

    References

    • “illex”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • “illex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • illex in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
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