dropax

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρῶπαξ (drôpax).

Pronunciation

Noun

drōpax m (genitive drōpacis); third declension

  1. a pitch ointment, a depilatory

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative drōpax drōpacēs
Genitive drōpacis drōpacum
Dative drōpacī drōpacibus
Accusative drōpacem drōpacēs
Ablative drōpace drōpacibus
Vocative drōpax drōpacēs

Derived terms

References

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