procax

Latin

Etymology

Derived from proc(ō) (“I ask, demand”) +‎ -āx (“inclined to”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

procāx (genitive procācis, superlative procācissimus, adverb procāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. bold, brash, shameless, impudent, insolent, forward, pert, saucy, wanton

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative procāx procācēs procācia
Genitive procācis procācium
Dative procācī procācibus
Accusative procācem procāx procācēs procācia
Ablative procācī procācibus
Vocative procāx procācēs procācia

Derived terms
  • procācitās

Descendants
  • → Catalan: procaç (learned)
  • Italian: procace
  • Portuguese: procace, procaz
  • Spanish: procaz

References
  • “procax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “procax”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • procax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • procax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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