Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mend- (“to fault”), whence also mendum and menda, plus -āx. Original meaning was "faulty" and was shifted towards "deceitful" under the influence of mentior (“I lie”).
mendāx (genitive mendācis, comparative mendācior, superlative mendācissimus, adverb mendāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective
Note that mendāce is an alternative form for the ablative singular mendācī
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | mendāx | mendācēs | mendācia | ||
Genitive | mendācis | mendācium | |||
Dative | mendācī | mendācibus | |||
Accusative | mendācem | mendāx | mendācēs | mendācia | |
Ablative | mendācī | mendācibus | |||
Vocative | mendāx | mendācēs | mendācia |
mendāx m (genitive mendācis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mendāx | mendācēs |
Genitive | mendācis | mendācum |
Dative | mendācī | mendācibus |
Accusative | mendācem | mendācēs |
Ablative | mendāce | mendācibus |
Vocative | mendāx | mendācēs |