adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
solōx1
solōx (genitive solōcis)
Classical[ˈsɔ.ɫoːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.loks]
Meaning
- one terminationof a coarse staple (short fiber), coarse, harsh, bristly
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | solōx | solōx | solōx |
| genitive | solōcis | solōcis | solōcis |
| dative | solōcī | solōcī | solōcī |
| accusative | solōcem | solōcem | solōx |
| ablative | solōcī solōce | solōcī solōce | solōcī solōce |
| vocative | solōx | solōx | solōx |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | solōcēs | solōcēs | solōcia |
| genitive | solōcium | solōcium | solōcium |
| dative | solōcibus | solōcibus | solōcibus |
| accusative | solōcīs solōcēs | solōcīs solōcēs | solōcia |
| ablative | solōcibus | solōcibus | solōcibus |
| vocative | solōcēs | solōcēs | solōcia |
sŏlox, ōcis, adj. (cf.: salvus, solidus; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 486; ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit., of raw, unwrought wool, of a coarse staple, coarse, harsh, bristly:
solox, lana crassa, et pecus, quod passim pascitur non tectum, Fest. p. 301 Müll.: lana, Titin. ap. Fest. 1. 1.: pecore hirto atque soloce, Lucil. ap. Fest. 1. 1.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 300 Müll.: solox, ἔριον παχύ, Gloss. Philox.: pallium philosophorum soloci lana, Fronto Eloq. p. 228 Mai.—* B. Transf., subst.: solox, ōcis, f. (sc. vestis), a dress of coarse woollen stuff, Tert. Pall. 4 med.—*
II. Trop.:
elaboratam filo soloci accipe cantilenam, coarse, Symm. Ep. 1, 1 med. (cf.: munusculum levidense crasso filo, Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2).Origins
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂oh₃kʷs (“appearing whole”), from *solh₂o- (“whole”) + *h₃kʷ- (“having the appearance of”). Compare to semantically similar aequilavium.