bibax

Latin

Etymology

From bibō (“I drink”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.baːks/, [ˈbɪbäːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.baks/, [ˈbiːbäks]

Adjective

bibāx (genitive bibācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

Given or addicted to drink or drinking, fond of drink, bibulous.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	bibāx			bibācēs	bibācia
Genitive	bibācis			bibācium
Dative	bibācī			bibācibus
Accusative	bibācem	bibāx		bibācēs	bibācia
Ablative	bibācī			bibācibus
Vocative	bibāx			bibācēs	bibācia

Synonyms

(given to drinking): bibōsus

Related terms

Descendants

Italian: bevace, bibace

References

“bibax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
bibax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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