paelex
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
- Usually compared to Ancient Greek παλλᾰκή (pallăkḗ, “concubine”), but phonological and other uncertainties exist.
- The variant pellex shows folk-etymological connection with pelliciō (“I allure”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpae̯.ɫɛks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛː.leks]
Noun
paelex f (genitive paelicis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paelex | paelicēs |
| genitive | paelicis | paelicum |
| dative | paelicī | paelicibus |
| accusative | paelicem | paelicēs |
| ablative | paelice | paelicibus |
| vocative | paelex | paelicēs |
Derived terms
References
- “paelex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “paelex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- paelex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.