vorax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from vorō (“I devour”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwo.raːks/, [ˈwɔ.raːks]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.raks/, [ˈvoː.raks]

Adjective

vorāx (genitive vorācis); third declension

Voracious; gluttonous.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	vorāx			vorācēs	vorācia
genitive	vorācis			vorācium
dative	vorācī			vorācibus
accusative	vorācem	vorāx		vorācēs	vorācia
ablative	vorācī			vorācibus
vocative	vorāx			vorācēs	vorācia

Derived terms

vorācitās
vorāciter

Related terms

Descendants

English: voracious
French: vorace
Italian: vorace
Portuguese: voraz
Spanish: voraz

References

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

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