sequax

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Latin

Etymology

From sequor (“I follow”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sequāx (genitive sequācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. following, sequacious
  2. pursuant, pursuing
  3. pliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)
  4. tractable

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative sequāx sequācēs sequācia
genitive sequācis sequācium
dative sequācī sequācibus
accusative sequācem sequāx sequācēs sequācia
ablative sequācī sequācibus
vocative sequāx sequācēs sequācia

Descendants

  • Italian: seguace
  • Portuguese: sequaz
  • Spanish: secuaz

References

  • “sequax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “sequax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934) “sequax”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
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