LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Oaxēs

Oaxēs m sg (genitive Oaxis)
Classical[oˈak.seːs]Ecclesiastical[oˈak.ses]

Meaning

  1. a river in Crete, mentioned by Virgil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOaxēs—
genitiveOaxis—
dativeOaxī—
accusativeOaxem—
ablativeOaxe—
vocativeOaxēs—

Ŏaxes or Ŏaxis, is, m., = Ὄαξις,
I. a river in Crete, now Axus: rapidum Cretae veniemus Oaxen, Verg. E. 1, 66.—Hence,
II. ŏaxis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Oaxes; poet. for Cretan: capiens tellurem Oaxida, Varr. Atacin. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 66.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀάξης (Oáxēs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyOaxesOaxes (Ὄαξος), or OAXUS, the mythical founder of the town of Oaxus in Crete, is said by some to have been a son of Acacallis, the daughter of Minos (S…

Quick answers

What does Oaxēs mean in Latin?
Oaxēs, a proper noun, means “a river in Crete, mentioned by Virgil”.
What is the genitive of Oaxēs?
The genitive singular is Oaxis. Oaxēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Oaxēs?
In classical Latin, [oˈak.seːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈak.ses].