LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

baxea

baxea f (genitive baxeae)
Classical[ˈbak.se.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈbak.se.a]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of woven shoe worn on the comic stage and by philosophers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebaxeabaxeae
genitivebaxeaebaxeārum
dativebaxeaebaxeīs
accusativebaxeambaxeās
ablativebaxeābaxeīs
vocativebaxeabaxeae

baxĕa and baxa, ae, f. πάξ?͂ ὑπόδημα εὐυπόδητον, Hesych.,
I. a kind of woven shoe worn on the comic stage and by philosophers (only ante- and post-class. and rare), Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 40; App. M. 2, p. 127, 6; 11, p. 260, 39; Flor. n. 9.—In sing., Tert. Idol. 8; Pall. 4; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 34, 6 and 13.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek *πάξεια (*páxeia, “light sandal?”).

Quick answers

What does baxea mean in Latin?
baxea, a noun, means “A kind of woven shoe worn on the comic stage and by philosophers”.
What is the genitive of baxea?
The genitive singular is baxeae. baxea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce baxea?
In classical Latin, [ˈbak.se.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbak.se.a].