adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
sternāx
sternāx (genitive sternācis)
Meaning
- one terminationthat throws to the ground (especially of horses)
- one terminationthat fall prostrate (of suppliants)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sternāx | sternāx | sternāx |
| genitive | sternācis | sternācis | sternācis |
| dative | sternācī | sternācī | sternācī |
| accusative | sternācem | sternācem | sternāx |
| ablative | sternācī sternāce | sternācī sternāce | sternācī sternāce |
| vocative | sternāx | sternāx | sternāx |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sternācēs | sternācēs | sternācia |
| genitive | sternācium | sternācium | sternācium |
| dative | sternācibus | sternācibus | sternācibus |
| accusative | sternācīs sternācēs | sternācīs sternācēs | sternācia |
| ablative | sternācibus | sternācibus | sternācibus |
| vocative | sternācēs | sternācēs | sternācia |
sternax, ācis, adj. sterno,
I. that throws to the ground (poet.):
equus, that throws his rider, Verg. A. 12, 364; Sil. 1, 261: cives, that fall prostrate, Sid. Ep. 5, 14 fin.; so of a suppliant, id. ib. 4, 12 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sternāx ācis, adj.
sterno, prostrating, throwing down : equus, that throws his rider , V.
Origins
From sternō (“to strike down, prostrate”).