bibax

Latin

Etymology

From bibō (“I drink”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.baːks/, [ˈbɪ.baːks]

Adjective

bibāx (genitive bibācis); third declension

Given or addicted to drink or drinking, fond of drink, bibulous.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	bibāx			bibācēs	bibācia
genitive	bibācis			bibācium
dative	bibācī			bibācibus
accusative	bibācem	bibāx		bibācēs	bibācia
ablative	bibācī			bibācibus
vocative	bibāx			bibācēs	bibācia

Synonyms

(given to drinking): bibōsus

Related terms

Descendants

Italian: bevace, bibace

References

bibax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bibax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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