adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
exlēx
exlēx (genitive exlēgis)
Classical[ˈɛks.ɫeːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛɡz.leks]
Meaning
- one terminationlawless
- one terminationoutside of the law
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exlēx | exlēx | exlēx |
| genitive | exlēgis | exlēgis | exlēgis |
| dative | exlēgī | exlēgī | exlēgī |
| accusative | exlēgem | exlēgem | exlēx |
| ablative | exlēgī exlēge | exlēgī exlēge | exlēgī exlēge |
| vocative | exlēx | exlēx | exlēx |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exlēgēs | exlēgēs | exlēgia |
| genitive | exlēgium | exlēgium | exlēgium |
| dative | exlēgibus | exlēgibus | exlēgibus |
| accusative | exlēgīs exlēgēs | exlēgīs exlēgēs | exlēgia |
| ablative | exlēgibus | exlēgibus | exlēgibus |
| vocative | exlēgēs | exlēgēs | exlēgia |
ex-lex, ēgis, adj.,
I. beyond the law, bound by no law, lawless (only nom. and acc.; rare but class.): postremo quaero, parebis legibus an non? anne exlex solus vives? Varr. ap. Non. 10, 19; cf. Lucil. ib. 22; Liv 9, 34, 8 Drak. N. cr.: non quod illi exlegem esse Sullam putarent, * Cic. Clu. 34, 94:
spectator potus et exlex, Hor. A. P. 224.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-lēx ēgis, adj.,
beyond the law, bound by no law, lawless: exlegem esse Sullam putare: spectator, H.
Origins
From ex- (“out of”) + lēx (“law”).