dropax
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δρῶπαξ (drôpax).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdroː.paks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪rɔː.paks]
Noun
drōpax m (genitive drōpacis); third declension
- a pitch ointment, a depilatory
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
| genitive | drōpacis | drōpacum |
| dative | drōpacī | drōpacibus |
| accusative | drōpacem | drōpacēs |
| ablative | drōpace | drōpacibus |
| vocative | drōpax | drōpacēs |
Derived terms
- drōpacō
References
- “dropax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dropax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.