obex

English

Etymology

From Latin ōbex (“barrier, wall”).

Noun

obex

  1. (anatomy) The point in the human brain at which the fourth ventricle narrows to become the central canal of the spinal cord.

Latin

Etymology

From ōbiciō (“throw against”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.beks/, [ˈoː.bɛks]

Noun

ōbex m, f (genitive ōbicis); third declension

  1. barrier, wall
  2. hindrance, impediment, obstacle

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ōbex ōbicēs
genitive ōbicis ōbicum
dative ōbicī ōbicibus
accusative ōbicem ōbicēs
ablative ōbice ōbicibus
vocative ōbex ōbicēs

Descendants

References

  • obex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • obex in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obex in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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