LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

esox

esox m (genitive esocis)
Classical[ˈɛ.sɔks]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.s̬oks]

Meaning

  1. masculinekind of freshwater fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeesoxesocēs
genitiveesocisesocum
dativeesocīesocibus
accusativeesocemesocēs
ablativeesoceesocibus
vocativeesoxesocēs

ĕsox, ŏcis, m., = ἴσοξ,
I. a fish of the Rhine, a kind of pike, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 44 (dub. Jan. isox).

Origins

Probably from Gaulish *esoks, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (compare Irish eo (“salmon”), Welsh Welsh eog (“salmon”)); usually also compared to Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σοξ (ĭ́sox, kind of whale-like fish), attested only in a vocabulary list.

Descendants
  • Spanishesguínfrom Basque izokin
  • TranslingualEsox
  • Asturianesguín
  • Asturianesquilzu

Quick answers

What does esox mean in Latin?
esox, a noun, means “kind of freshwater fish”.
What is the genitive of esox?
The genitive singular is esocis. esox is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce esox?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.sɔks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.s̬oks].