λάταξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *lat- (“wet, damp; swamp”) or Pre-Greek through an intermediary source such as Illyrian. Compare Albanian lag from Proto-Albanian *lauga. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λᾰ́τᾰξ • (lắtăx) f (genitive λᾰ́τᾰγος); third declension

  1. (usually in the plural) the drops of wine in the bottom of the cup which were thrown into a basin with a splash
  2. a water-quadruped, perhaps beaver

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ λᾰ́τᾰξ; τῆς λᾰ́τᾰγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λᾰ́τᾰξ
hē lắtăx 		τὼ λᾰ́τᾰγε
tṑ lắtăge 		αἱ λᾰ́τᾰγες
hai lắtăges
Genitive τῆς λᾰ́τᾰγος
tês lắtăgos 		τοῖν λᾰτᾰ́γοιν
toîn lătắgoin 		τῶν λᾰτᾰ́γων
tôn lătắgōn
Dative τῇ λᾰ́τᾰγῐ
tēî lắtăgĭ 		τοῖν λᾰτᾰ́γοιν
toîn lătắgoin 		ταῖς λᾰ́τᾰξῐ / λᾰ́τᾰξῐν
taîs lắtăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν λᾰ́τᾰγᾰ
tḕn lắtăgă 		τὼ λᾰ́τᾰγε
tṑ lắtăge 		τᾱ̀ς λᾰ́τᾰγᾰς
tā̀s lắtăgăs
Vocative λᾰ́τᾰξ
lắtăx 		λᾰ́τᾰγε
lắtăge 		λᾰ́τᾰγες
lắtăges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • →? Latin: latex (see there for further descendants)

See also

References

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