sebax
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Formed by the suffixation of sēbum (“tallow”) + -āx (“tending toward being or having”). Compare the Classical sēbāceus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈseː.baːks/, [ˈs̠eːbäːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.baks/, [ˈsɛːbäks]
Adjective
[edit]sēbāx (genitive sēbācis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) rich in tallow
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sebax.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension one-termination adjective.