noun · femininethird declension
orexis
orexis f (genitive orexis)
Classical[ɔˈrɛk.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[oˈrɛk.sis]
Meaning
- femininea longing
- femininean appetite
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | orexis | orexēs |
| genitive | orexis | orexium |
| dative | orexī | orexibus |
| accusative | orexem | orexēs orexīs |
| ablative | orexe | orexibus |
| vocative | orexis | orexēs |
ŏrexis, is, f., = ὄρεξις,
I. a longing, appetite (post-Aug.):
rabidam facturus orexim, Juv. 6, 428: hinc surgit orexis, id. 11, 127: orexin, Lampr. Elag. 29 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
orexis is, f
, ὄρεξις, a longing, appetite, Iu.