noun · femininethird declension
celōx
celōx f or m (genitive celōcis)
Classical[ˈkɛ.ɫoːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.loks]
Meaning
- cutter, yacht
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Navigium · Navis · Celox · Lembus · Liburna · Scapha · Cymba · Linter
Navigium is the most general expression, like vessel; navis (ναῦς) an ordinary ship for distant voyages; celox, lembus, and liburna, are boats which may be manned and armed for service in war; scapha, cymba, and linter, are only skiffs and wherries, intended merely for short distances and for crossing over; scapha and cymba, of the broader sort, in the form of small barges; linter, long and narrow, like a canoe. (vi. 232.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | celōx | celōcēs |
| genitive | celōcis | celōcum |
| dative | celōcī | celōcibus |
| accusative | celōcem | celōcēs |
| ablative | celōce | celōcibus |
| vocative | celōx | celōcēs |
cĕlox, ōcis, f. celer, cello (orig. adj., related to celer, as atrox to ater, ferox to ferus, etc.; cf. Doed. Syn. 2, p. 123; later
I. subst., sc. navis, ratis, etc.), a swift-sailing ship, a cutter, yacht, κέλης, Enn. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 22; Varr. and Turp. ap. Non. p. 533, 5 sq.; Liv. 21, 17, 3:
celocem (celetem, Sillig), Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208 et saep.; cf. Isid. Orig. l. l.: publica, a packet-boat, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 94; humorously for a full belly, id. Ps. 5, 2, 12.—II. Adj., swift, quick, but with reference to the first signif., Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 40; cf. id. ib. 3, 1, 4; so id. Mil. 4, 1, 40 sq.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
celōx ōcis, f
1 CEL-, a swift-sailing ship, cutter, yacht, L.
Origins
From the root of celer (“fast”), with a suffix also found in ferōx, atrōx, vēlōx., hence probably originally an adjective. Compare Ancient Greek κέλης (kélēs, “yacht”).
Descendants
- Italianceloce