"edax" meaning in Latin

See edax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈɛ.daːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.daks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from edō (“I eat”) + -āx (“inclined to”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|edō|āx|t1=I eat|t2=inclined to}} edō (“I eat”) + -āx (“inclined to”) Head templates: {{la-adj|edāx|comp=edācior|sup=edācissimus}} edāx (genitive edācis, comparative edācior, superlative edācissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|edāx}} Forms: edāx [canonical], edācis [genitive], edācior [comparative], edācissimus [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], edāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], edācēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], edācia [neuter, nominative, plural], edācis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], edācium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], edācī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], edācibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], edācem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], edāx [accusative, neuter, singular], edācīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], edācēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], edācia [accusative, neuter, plural], edācī [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], edāce [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], edācī [ablative, neuter, singular], edācibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], edāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], edācēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], edācia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. greedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer. Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-edax-la-adj-fGX9z~7K Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 100 0 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. destructive Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-edax-la-adj-G5MzKdIq Categories (other): Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 53 47
     
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          "english": "They won't keep a greedy man.",
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          "english": "Time, the devourer of things.",
          "text": "Tempus edax rerum.",
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