LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

sequāx

sequāx (genitive sequācis)
Classical[ˈsɛ.kʷaːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.kʷaks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationfollowing, sequacious
  2. one terminationpursuant, pursuing
  3. one terminationpliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)
  4. one terminationtractable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesequāxsequāxsequāx
genitivesequācissequācissequācis
dativesequācīsequācīsequācī
accusativesequācemsequācemsequāx
ablativesequācī
sequāce		sequācī
sequāce		sequācī
sequāce
vocativesequāxsequāxsequāx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesequācēssequācēssequācia
genitivesequāciumsequāciumsequācium
dativesequācibussequācibussequācibus
accusativesequācīs
sequācēs		sequācīs
sequācēs		sequācia
ablativesequācibussequācibussequācibus
vocativesequācēssequācēssequācia

sĕquax, ācis, adj. sequor,
I. following or seeking after, pursuing, sequacious (poet.; a favorite word of Vergil).
I. Lit.: Medea, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 41. (Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci, pursuing, Verg. A. 10, 365: cui (frondi) Silvestres uri assidue capraeque sequaces Illudunt, hunting after, eager for it, id. G. 2, 374 Wagn. N. cr. (cf.: cytisum sequitur lasciva capella, id. E. 2, 64): flammae, darting, lambent, id. A. 8, 432: hederae, clinging, winding, Pers. prol. 6: fumi, piercing, penetrating, Verg. G. 4, 230: Maleae undae, pursuing, id. A. 5, 193: quae (chelys) saxa sequacia flectens, Sid. Carm. 16, 3 (for which: saxa sequentia, Ov. M. 11, 2): oculi, following, Stat. Th. 3, 500; so Calp. Ecl. 1, 31: ensis, following speedily, rapidly moving, Val. Fl. 7, 619.—As subst.: sĕquax, ācis, m., an attendant, follower: Bacchi Venerisque, Manil. 5, 143; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 23; 1, 13.—
B. In partic., of materials, in working, yielding, pliable, ductile, flexible: trabes, Val. Fl. 1, 124: bituminum sequax ac lenta natura, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 65: natura cornus, id. 11, 37, 45, § 127: lentitia salicis ad vincturas, id. 16, 37, 68, § 174 et saep.—Comp.: nec est alia nunc materia sequacior (vitro), Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 198: flexibiles quamcumque in partem ducimur a principe, atque ut ita dicam, sequaces sumus, Plin. Pan. 45, 5.—
II. Trop., following, pursuing: naturas hominum varias moresque sequaces, following them, Lucr. 3, 315: metus hominum curaeque sequaces, pursuing them, id. 2, 47: scabies sequax malum, Grat. Cyn. 411.—
B. Following, tractable: imbueret novas artes sensusque sequaces, Aus. Idyll. 5, 3; so, discipuli, Pacat. Pan. Theod. 15.—Hence, adv.: sĕquācĭter, of course, consequently, Arn. 2, 49; 2, 75; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 2, 22; id. de Musica, 4, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sékʷetor
  3. Proto-Italic*sekʷōr
  4. Latinsequāx

Latin -āx Latin sequāx From sequor (“to follow”) + -āx (“inclined to”).

Borrowings
  • Portuguesesequaz
  • Spanishsecuaz
Italo-Romance
  • Italianseguace

Quick answers

What does sequāx mean in Latin?
sequāx, a adjective, means “following, sequacious; pursuant, pursuing; pliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)”.
How do you pronounce sequāx?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛ.kʷaːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.kʷaks].
Where does sequāx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor → Proto-Italic *sekʷōr → Latin sequāx.