hierophylax
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱεροφύλαξ (hierophúlax).
Noun
hierophylax m (genitive hierophylacis); third declension
- the keeper of a temple
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hierophylax | hierophylacēs |
| genitive | hierophylacis | hierophylacum |
| dative | hierophylacī | hierophylacibus |
| accusative | hierophylacem | hierophylacēs |
| ablative | hierophylace | hierophylacibus |
| vocative | hierophylax | hierophylacēs |
Synonyms
References
- “hierophylax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hierophylax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.