adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
emāx
emāx (genitive emācis)
Classical[ˈɛ.maːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.maks]
Meaning
- one terminationfond of buying
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | emāx | emāx | emāx |
| genitive | emācis | emācis | emācis |
| dative | emācī | emācī | emācī |
| accusative | emācem | emācem | emāx |
| ablative | emācī emāce | emācī emāce | emācī emāce |
| vocative | emāx | emāx | emāx |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | emācēs | emācēs | emācia |
| genitive | emācium | emācium | emācium |
| dative | emācibus | emācibus | emācibus |
| accusative | emācīs emācēs | emācīs emācēs | emācia |
| ablative | emācibus | emācibus | emācibus |
| vocative | emācēs | emācēs | emācia |
ĕmax, ācis, adj. emo; cf.: edax, bibax, etc.,
I. eager to buy, fond of buying, Cato R. R. 2 fin.; * Cic. Par. 6, 3, 51; Nep. Att. 13, 1:
domina, Ov. A. A. 1, 421.— Poet.: non tu prece poscis emaci, i. e. that vows a price for its fulfilment, Pers. 2, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
emāx ācis, adj.
EM-, eager to buy, fond of buying : non esse emacem vectigal est: nemo minus, N.: domina, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemāx
Latin -āx Latin emax Derived from emō (“to buy”) + -āx (“inclined to”).