sequax

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.kʷaːks/, [ˈsɛ.kʷaːks]

Adjective

sequāx (genitive sequācis); third declension

following, pursuing, sequacious
pliable, ductile, flexible (of materials)
tractable

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
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
sequax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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