"-ax" meaning in Latin

See -ax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [aːks] [Classical-Latin], [aks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Adjectival form of a Proto-Indo-European k-stem, from Proto-Italic *-āks, from words of the form Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s. Compare Ancient Greek -αξ (-ax), Proto-Slavic *-akъ. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*-āks}} Proto-Italic *-āks, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*-eh₂-k-s}} Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s, {{cog|grc|-αξ}} Ancient Greek -αξ (-ax), {{cog|sla-pro|*-akъ}} Proto-Slavic *-akъ Head templates: {{la-suffix-adj|-āx}} -āx (genitive -ācis); third-declension one-termination suffix Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|-āx}} Forms: -āx [canonical], -ācis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -āx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], -ācēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], -ācia [neuter, nominative, plural], -ācis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], -ācium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], -ācī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], -ācibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -ācem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], -āx [accusative, neuter, singular], -ācīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], -ācēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], -ācia [accusative, neuter, plural], -ācī [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], -āce [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], -ācī [ablative, neuter, singular], -ācibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], -āx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], -ācēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], -ācia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. used to form adjectives expressing a tendency or inclination to the action of the root verb; -ish, -y Tags: declension-3, morpheme, one-termination, suffix
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