edax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from edō (“I eat”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.daːks/, [ˈɛ.daːks]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.daks/, [ˈeː.daks], [ˈɛː.daks]

Adjective

edāx (genitive edācis); third declension

  1. greedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer.
    Alere nolunt hominem edacem.
    They won't keep a greedy man.
    Tempus edax rerum.
    Time, the devourer of things.
  2. destructive

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative edāx edāx edācēs edācia
Genitive edācis edācis edācium edācium
Dative edācī edācī edācibus edācibus
Accusative edācem edāx edācēs edācia
Ablative edācī edācī edācibus edācibus
Vocative edāx edāx edācēs edācia
  • comparative: edācior, superlative: edācissimus

References
  • edax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • edax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • edax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a great eater: multi cibi esse, edacem esse
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