"fallax" meaning in Latin

See fallax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfal.laːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfal.laks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fallō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin fallāx From fallō (“to deceive”) + -āx (“inclined to”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|fallo<t:to deceive><alt:fallō>|-ax<t:inclined to><alt:-āx>|text=+|title=fallāx|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin fallō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin fallāx [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āks", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ax", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fallāx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="fallāx"> From fallō (“to deceive”) + -āx (“inclined to”). Head templates: {{la-adj|fallāx|adv=fallāciter|comp=fallācior|sup=fallācissimus}} fallāx (genitive fallācis, comparative fallācior, superlative fallācissimus, adverb fallāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|fallāx}} Forms: fallāx [canonical], fallācis [genitive], fallācior [comparative], fallācissimus [superlative], fallāciter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], fallāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], fallācēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], fallācia [neuter, nominative, plural], fallācis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], fallācium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], fallācī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], fallācibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fallācem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], fallāx [accusative, neuter, singular], fallācīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], fallācēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], fallācia [accusative, neuter, plural], fallācī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], fallāce [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], fallācibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fallāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], fallācēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], fallācia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. deceptive, deceitful Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fallax-la-adj-h9FkSib2 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 31 69 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 50 50
  2. fallacious, spurious Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-fallax-la-adj-UtBfzDim Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant target parameters, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 31 69 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant target parameters: 0 100 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 50 50
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          "english": "A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācēs",
          "fallaces#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācia",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācia",
          "fallacia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācī",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācī",
          "fallaci#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallāce",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallāce",
          "fallace#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācibus",
          "fallacibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallāx",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallāx",
          "fallax#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācēs",
          "fallaces#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallācia",
      "links": [
        [
          "fallācia",
          "fallacia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fallāx",
        "adv": "fallāciter",
        "comp": "fallācior",
        "sup": "fallācissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "fallāx (genitive fallācis, comparative fallācior, superlative fallācissimus, adverb fallāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fallāx"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.",
          "ref": "c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.26.28",
          "roman": "1752 translation by Douay-Rheims, Challoner rev.",
          "text": "Lingua fallāx nōn amat vēritātem: et ōs lūbricum operātur ruīnās. [adjective]",
          "translation": "A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deceptive, deceitful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deceptive",
          "deceptive"
        ],
        [
          "deceitful",
          "deceitful"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fallacious, spurious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fallacious",
          "fallacious"
        ],
        [
          "spurious",
          "spurious"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfal.laːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfal.laks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fallax"
}

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