LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

thōrā̆x

thōrā̆x m (genitive thōrācis)
Classical[ˈtʰoː.raːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔː.raks]

Meaning

  1. chest, thorax
  2. breastplate, cuirass
  3. doublet, stomacher
  4. bust (statue)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethōrā̆x
thōrāciculus		thōrācēs
thōrāciculī
genitivethōrācis
thōrāciculī		thōrācum
thōrāciculōrum
dativethōrācī
thōrāciculō		thōrācibus
thōrāciculīs
accusativethōrācem
thōrāciculum		thōrācēs
thōrāciculōs
ablativethōrāce
thōrāciculō		thōrācibus
thōrāciculīs
vocativethōrā̆x
thōrācicule		thōrācēs
thōrāciculī

thōrax, ācis, m. (but f. Treb. Poll. Claud. 3, 3), = θώραξ,
I. the breast, chest, thorax.
I. Lit., in anatomy, Cels. 5, 25, 8; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—
II. Transf.
A. A defence, armor, or covering for the breast, a breastplate, corselet, cuirass; a doublet, stomacher (syn. lorica), Liv. 4, 20, 7; Suet. Aug. 82; Verg. A. 10, 337; Mart. 7, 1, 1.— Dat. thoracibus, Val. Fl. 3, 87.—Gen. thoracum, Claud. in Ruf. 2, 260.—
B. A bust, Treb. Claud. Goth. 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Descendants
  • Catalantòrax
  • Englishthorax
  • Frenchthorax
  • GermanThorax
  • Italiantorace
  • Romaniantoracefrom Italian torace
  • Occitantorax
  • Portuguesetórax
  • Portuguesetorace
  • Spanishtórax

Quick answers

What does thōrā̆x mean in Latin?
thōrā̆x, a noun, means “chest, thorax; breastplate, cuirass; doublet, stomacher”.
What is the genitive of thōrā̆x?
The genitive singular is thōrācis. thōrā̆x is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce thōrā̆x?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰoː.raːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔː.raks].