LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

corax1

corax m (genitive coracis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.raks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.raks]

Meaning

  1. masculineraven
  2. masculinebattering ram (or similar siege engine)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoraxcoracēs
genitivecoraciscoracum
dativecoracīcoracibus
accusativecoracemcoracēs
ablativecoracecoracibus
vocativecoraxcoracēs

cŏrax, ăcis, m., = κόραξ,
I. a raven, Sol. 40; lsid. Orig. 12, 7, 43.—
II. Meton., in milit. lang., a hooked engine of war, a battering-ram (called in pure Latin corvus), Vitr. 10, 13, 7.
Cŏrax, ăcis, m.,
I. a mountain in Ætolia, Liv. 36, 30, 4; 37, 4, 7.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax).

Descendants
  • TranslingualCorax
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Corax2
Corax m sg (genitive Coracis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.raks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.raks]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCorax—
genitiveCoracis—
dativeCoracī—
accusativeCoracem—
ablativeCorace—
vocativeCorax—

Cŏrax, ăcis (acc. -acem, Cic. de Or. 3, 21, 81;
I. -aca, Quint. 2, 17, 7), m., the most ancient Greek rhetorician in Sicily, a contemporary, perhaps also teacher, of Lysias, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 91; id. Brut. 12, 46; Quint. 2, 17, 7; 3, 1, 8.—In a play upon words: quare Coracem istum vestrum patiamur nos quidem pullos suos excludere, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 21, 81.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κόραξ (Kórax).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCoraxCorax (Κόπαξ), a Sicilian, who, after the expulsion of Thrasybulus from Syracuse (B. C. 467), by his oratorical powers acquired so much influence over…GeographyCoraxCorax (Κόραξ, Ptol. 5.9. § § 7, 10, 31, 5.10.1), a small river placed by Ptolemy in Sarmatia Asiatica, and which, rising in the Coraxici Montes,--a we…

Quick answers

What does corax mean in Latin?
corax, a noun, means “raven; battering ram (or similar siege engine)”.
What is the genitive of corax?
The genitive singular is coracis. corax is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce corax?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.raks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.raks].