cordax
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόρδαξ (kórdax).
Pronunciation
Noun
cordax (plural cordaxes)
- (historical) A lascivious dance featuring in Ancient Greek comedy.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόρδαξ (kórdax, “cordax dance”), from Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkor.daks/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.daks/,
Noun
cordax m (genitive cordacis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cordax | cordacēs |
| genitive | cordacis | cordacum |
| dative | cordacī | cordacibus |
| accusative | cordacem | cordacēs |
| ablative | cordace | cordacibus |
| vocative | cordax | cordacēs |
References
- “cordax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cordax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers