"fax" meaning in Latin

See fax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfaks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwok(ʷ)- > Proto-Italic *fwak(ʷ)-. Potential cognates include facētus and Lithuanian žvakė (“candle”). Compare also Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌄 (face, “torch (?)”). Schrijver argues the -a- can be explained as going back to Proto-Indo-European *o, with unrounding after *w in an originally open syllable (as in the oblique case-forms). According to De Vaan, even if the Latin and Lithuanian words are cognate, the root structure is more consistent with a later loanword rather than a Proto-Indo-European formation. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|ine-pro||*ǵʰwok(ʷ)-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwok(ʷ)-, {{der|la|itc-pro||*fwak(ʷ)-}} Proto-Italic *fwak(ʷ)-, {{cog|lt|žvakė||candle}} Lithuanian žvakė (“candle”), {{cog|ett|𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌄|t=torch (?)}} Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌄 (face, “torch (?)”), {{cog|ine-pro||*o}} Proto-Indo-European *o Head templates: {{la-noun|fax<3>|g=f}} fax f (genitive facis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fax<3>}} Forms: facis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fax [nominative, singular], facēs [nominative, plural], facis [genitive, singular], facum [genitive, plural], facī [dative, singular], facibus [dative, plural], facem [accusative, singular], facēs [accusative, plural], face [ablative, singular], facibus [ablative, plural], fax [singular, vocative], facēs [plural, vocative]
  1. torch, firebrand Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-fax-la-noun-IR9Bzsqw Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 26 35 39
  2. fireball, comet Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-fax-la-noun-nF2VxxD4 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 88 5 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 26 35 39
  3. cause of ruin, incitement Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-fax-la-noun-bjemTbb2 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 26 35 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: → Italian: facella, facella, facula Related terms: torris, titio

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "→ Italian: facella"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "facella"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "facula"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "face"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌄",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "",
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fax",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "facēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "facēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    },
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      "form": "face",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fax",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "facēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "fax<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "fax f (genitive facis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fax<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "titio"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "26 35 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "torch, firebrand"
      ],
      "id": "en-fax-la-noun-IR9Bzsqw",
      "links": [
        [
          "torch",
          "torch"
        ],
        [
          "firebrand",
          "firebrand"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 88 5",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "fireball, comet"
      ],
      "id": "en-fax-la-noun-nF2VxxD4",
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          "fireball",
          "fireball"
        ],
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          "comet",
          "comet"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Translation by Edward Seymour Forster\nRomulus, therefore, in the first ardour of youth, expelled his uncle from the citadel and restored his grandfather.",
          "ref": "Florus, Epitome of Roman History 1.5-6",
          "text": "Igitur statim prima iuventutis face patruum ab arce deturbat, avum reponit.",
          "translation": "Translation by Edward Seymour Forster\nRomulus, therefore, in the first ardour of youth, expelled his uncle from the citadel and restored his grandfather.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cause of ruin, incitement"
      ],
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          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "incitement",
          "incitement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}
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    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 20 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "→ Italian: facella"
    },
    {
      "word": "facella"
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    {
      "word": "facula"
    }
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "fax",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "face",
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    },
    {
      "form": "facibus",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fax",
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "facēs",
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      "args": {
        "1": "fax<3>",
        "g": "f"
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      "word": "torris"
    },
    {
      "word": "titio"
    }
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          "firebrand",
          "firebrand"
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        "feminine"
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    },
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          "fireball",
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          "comet",
          "comet"
        ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈfaks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fax"
}

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