LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

anthrax

anthrax m (genitive anthracis)
Classical[ˈan.tʰraks]Ecclesiastical[ˈan.traks]

Meaning

  1. masculinecinnabar
  2. masculinea virulent ulcer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeanthraxanthracēs
genitiveanthracisanthracum
dativeanthracīanthracibus
accusativeanthracemanthracēs
ablativeanthraceanthracibus
vocativeanthraxanthracēs

anthrax, ăcis, m., = ἄνθραξ (coal).
I. Natural cinnabar (the color of which is like a burning coal), Vitr. 7, 8.—
II. In medic., a virulent ulcer (in pure Lat., carbunculus), Aem. Macr. de Herb. c. de Sabina.
Anthrax. ăcis, m., = Ἄνθραξ,
I. name of a slave, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 8.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρᾰξ (ắnthrăx).

Quick answers

What does anthrax mean in Latin?
anthrax, a noun, means “cinnabar; a virulent ulcer”.
What is the genitive of anthrax?
The genitive singular is anthracis. anthrax is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce anthrax?
In classical Latin, [ˈan.tʰraks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈan.traks].