rapax

Latin

Etymology

From rapiō (I grab) + -āx (inclined to).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rapāx (genitive rapācis, comparative rapācior); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. grasping, greedy of plunder, rapacious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative rapāx rapācēs rapācia
Genitive rapācis rapācium
Dative rapācī rapācibus
Accusative rapācem rapāx rapācēs rapācia
Ablative rapācī rapācibus
Vocative rapāx rapācēs rapācia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • rapax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rapax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rapax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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