rapax

Latin

Etymology

From rapiō (“I grab”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.paːks/

Adjective

rapāx (genitive rapācis); third declension

grasping, greedy of plunder, rapacious

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	rapāx			rapācēs	rapācia
genitive	rapācis			rapācium
dative	rapācī			rapācibus
accusative	rapācem	rapāx		rapācēs	rapācia
ablative	rapācī			rapācibus
vocative	rapāx			rapācēs	rapācia

Descendants

Asturian: rapaz
English: rapacious
French: rapace
Galician: lobo rabaz

Italian: rapace
Portuguese: rapaz, rapace
Spanish: rapaz

References

rapax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
rapax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
rapax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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