corax

See also: Corax

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.raks/, [ˈkɔ.raks]

Noun

corax m (genitive coracis); third declension

  1. raven
  2. battering ram (or similar siege engine)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corax coracēs
Genitive coracis coracum
Dative coracī coracibus
Accusative coracem coracēs
Ablative corace coracibus
Vocative corax coracēs

References
  • corax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corax in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • corax in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corax in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • corax in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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