LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

nauphylax

nauphylax m (genitive nauphylacis)
Classical[ˈnau̯.pʰy.ɫaks]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaːu̯.fi.laks]

Meaning

  1. masculineone who kept watch over the luggage on the shipboard
    Valerius Montanus nau[f]ylax ex eadem civitate et vico coniugi karissimae b(ene) m(erenti) f(ecit)Valerius Montanus, the nauphylax from the same community and town erected this for his well-deserving dearest spousec. 201-250 CE, CIL. 10. 8261

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenauphylaxnauphylacēs
genitivenauphylacisnauphylacum
dativenauphylacīnauphylacibus
accusativenauphylacemnauphylacēs
ablativenauphylacenauphylacibus
vocativenauphylaxnauphylacēs

nauphўlax (naufўlax, naufŭ-lax, năŏfylax), ăcis, m., = ναυφύλαξ,
I. one who kept watch over the luggage on shipboard, Inscr. Don. 273, 2; Inscr. Maff. Mus. Ver. 125, 3.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναυφύλαξ (nauphúlax).

Quick answers

What does nauphylax mean in Latin?
nauphylax, a noun, means “one who kept watch over the luggage on the shipboard”.
What is the genitive of nauphylax?
The genitive singular is nauphylacis. nauphylax is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce nauphylax?
In classical Latin, [ˈnau̯.pʰy.ɫaks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnaːu̯.fi.laks].