noun · masculinethird declension
styrax
styrax m (genitive styracis)
Classical[ˈsty.raks]Ecclesiastical[ˈstiː.raks]
Meaning
- masculinestorax (the tree Styrax officinalis and the balsam from it)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | styrax | styracēs storacēs |
| genitive | styracis storacis | styracum storacum |
| dative | styracī storacī | styracibus storacibus |
| accusative | styracem storacem | styracēs storacēs |
| ablative | styrace storace | styracibus storacibus |
| vocative | styrax | styracēs storacēs |
stўrax (stŏrax, Sol. 33 med.; Isid. Orig. 17, 8, 5), ăcis, m., = στύραξ,
I. a tree; and also the resinous gum of that tree, storax, Plin. 12, 25, 55, § 125; 24, 6, 15, § 24; Verg. Cir. 167.—Hence, stўrăcĭnus, a, um, of or made from storax:
oleum, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 7.Origins
Derived from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).
Descendants
- Catalanestorac
- Italianstorace
- Portugueseestoraque
- Old Englishstōr
- TranslingualStyrax
In English words that came into English from styrax
- storaxstorax
- styrenestyrax