Harpax

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅρπαξ (hárpax, “rapacious”).

Proper noun

Harpax m sg (genitive Harpacis); third declension

  1. a male given name, character in the play Pseudolus of Plautus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Harpax
genitive Harpacis
dative Harpacī
accusative Harpacem
ablative Harpace
vocative Harpax

References

  • “Harpax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Harpax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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