LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ēlixus

ēlixus (feminine ēlixa, neuter ēlixum)
Classical[eːˈlɪk.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈlik.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveboiled (of meat etc.)
  2. adjectivesoaked, sodden

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēlixusēlixaēlixum
genitiveēlixīēlixaeēlixī
dativeēlixōēlixaeēlixō
accusativeēlixumēlixamēlixum
ablativeēlixōēlixāēlixō
vocativeēlixeēlixaēlixum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeēlixīēlixaeēlixa
genitiveēlixōrumēlixārumēlixōrum
dativeēlixīsēlixīsēlixīs
accusativeēlixōsēlixāsēlixa
ablativeēlixīsēlixīsēlixīs
vocativeēlixīēlixaeēlixa

ē-lixus, a, um, adj., lix,
I. thoroughly boiled, boiled, seethed.
I. Lit., Varr. ap. Non. 62, 14; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Hor. S. 2, 2, 74; Juv. 3, 294; 13, 85; cf. the punning use of the word, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 67; id. Most. 5, 1, 66.—
II. Transf., qs. sodden, i. e., soaked, wet through: calcei, Varr. ap. Non. 48, 27: balneator, Mart. 3, 7: nates, i. e. quite flabby after the bath, Pers. 4, 40.

Origins

From ex- (“out”) + *lixus (compare prōlixus); the unprefixed adjective probably descends from Proto-Italic *liksos, from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (“moist, to wet”) and originally had a sense like "fluid, flowing". Cognate with lixa and liqueō.

Italo-Dalmatian
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  • Venetanlese
  • Venetanles
Rhaeto-Romance
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Quick answers

What does ēlixus mean in Latin?
ēlixus, a adjective, means “boiled (of meat etc.); soaked, sodden”.
How do you pronounce ēlixus?
In classical Latin, [eːˈlɪk.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlik.sus].