pilax

Latin

Alternative forms

pelax

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.laks/, [ˈpɪ.ɫaks]

Noun

pilax m (genitive pilācis); third declension

(Medieval Latin) a cat

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pilax	pilācēs
Genitive	pilācis	pilācum
Dative	pilācī	pilācibus
Accusative	pilācem	pilācēs
Ablative	pilāce	pilācibus
Vocative	pilax	pilācēs

Synonyms

(a cat): cattus, fēlēs, mūriceps, mūrilegus

References

pilax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “pilax”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 797/2

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