LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

smīlax

smīlax f (genitive smīlacis)
Classical[ˈsmiː.ɫaks]Ecclesiastical[ˈzmiː.laks]

Meaning

  1. the greenbrier or sarsaparilla (vine of the genus Smilax)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesmīlaxsmīlacēs
mīlacēs, zmīlacēs
genitivesmīlacis
mīlacis, zmīlacis		smīlacum
mīlacum, zmīlacum
dativesmīlacī
mīlacī, zmīlacī		smīlacibus
mīlacibus, zmīlacibus
accusativesmīlacem
mīlacem, zmīlacem		smīlacēs
mīlacēs, zmīlacēs
ablativesmīlace
mīlace, zmīlace		smīlacibus
mīlacibus, zmīlacibus
vocativesmīlaxsmīlacēs
mīlacēs, zmīlacēs

smīlax, ăcis, f., = σμῖλαξ.
I. Bindweed, withwind, rough smilax: Smilax aspera, Linn.; Plin. 16, 35, 63, § 153; 24, 10, 49, § 82.—Hence Smilax personified, a maiden who was changed into this herb, Ov. M. 4, 283.—
II. The yew-tree, Plin. 16, 10, 20, § 51. —
III. A kind of oak, Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 19.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῖλᾰξ (smîlăx).

Descendants
  • Italiansmilace

In English words that came into English from smīlax

  • smilaxsmīlax

Quick answers

What does smīlax mean in Latin?
smīlax, a noun, means “the greenbrier or sarsaparilla (vine of the genus Smilax)”.
What is the genitive of smīlax?
The genitive singular is smīlacis. smīlax is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce smīlax?
In classical Latin, [ˈsmiː.ɫaks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈzmiː.laks].