hierophylax
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱεροφύλαξ (hierophúlax).
Noun
hierophylax m (genitive hierophylacis); third declension
- the keeper of a temple
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hierophylax | hierophylacēs |
| Genitive | hierophylacis | hierophylacum |
| Dative | hierophylacī | hierophylacibus |
| Accusative | hierophylacem | hierophylacēs |
| Ablative | hierophylace | hierophylacibus |
| Vocative | hierophylax | hierophylacēs |
Synonyms
References
- “hierophylax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hierophylax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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