esox

See also: Esox

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish *esoks, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (compare Irish eo (“salmon”), Welsh Welsh eog (“salmon”)); usually also compared to Ancient Greek ἴσοξ (ísox, “unknown whale-like fish”), attested only in a vocabularly list.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.soks/, [ˈɛ.sɔks]

Noun

esox m (genitive esocis); third declension

kind of fresh-water fish

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	esox	esocēs
Genitive	esocis	esocum
Dative	esocī	esocibus
Accusative	esocem	esocēs
Ablative	esoce	esocibus
Vocative	esox	esocēs

Descendants

Translingual: Esox

References

esox in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
esox in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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