adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
nūgāx
nūgāx (genitive nūgācis, comparative nūgācior, superlative nūgācissimus, adverb nūgāciter)
Classical[ˈnuː.ɡaːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.ɡaks]
Meaning
- one terminationjesting; trifling; frivolous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūgāx | nūgāx | nūgāx |
| genitive | nūgācis | nūgācis | nūgācis |
| dative | nūgācī | nūgācī | nūgācī |
| accusative | nūgācem | nūgācem | nūgāx |
| ablative | nūgācī nūgāce | nūgācī nūgāce | nūgācī nūgāce |
| vocative | nūgāx | nūgāx | nūgāx |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūgācēs | nūgācēs | nūgācia |
| genitive | nūgācium | nūgācium | nūgācium |
| dative | nūgācibus | nūgācibus | nūgācibus |
| accusative | nūgācīs nūgācēs | nūgācīs nūgācēs | nūgācia |
| ablative | nūgācibus | nūgācibus | nūgācibus |
| vocative | nūgācēs | nūgācēs | nūgācia |
nūgax, ācis (collat. form indecl. † nugas, σαπρός, Gloss. Philox.; so, † nugas, inutilis, Gloss. Vet.; cf. Don. p. 1749 P.; Charis. p. 1; 15; 22; 120 ib.; Diom. p. 286 P.; Prisc. p. 649; 701 ib.; Val. Prob. 1464 and 1478 ib.), adj. nugor,
I. jesting, trifling, frivolous, Varr. ap. Non. 355, 22: qui tam nugax esset, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 1:
nugax es, Petr. 52; Ambros. Ep. 58, 6 ext.— Adv. only sup.: nūgācissimē (-sŭmē), in the most trifling manner, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 90.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin nūgor Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin nūgāx From nūgor (“to play the fool”) + -āx.