Aiax

Latin

Alternative forms

Ajāx

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈai̯.i̯aːks/, [ˈäi̯ːäːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.jaks/, [ˈäːjäks]

Proper noun

Aiāx m sg (genitive Aiācis); third declension

Ajax

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aiāx
Genitive	Aiācis
Dative	Aiācī
Accusative	Aiācem
Ablative	Aiāce
Vocative	Aiāx

Descendants

Catalan: Àiax
Italian: Aiace, aiace
Spanish: Áyax

References

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

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