paelex

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Usually compared to Ancient Greek παλλᾰκή (pallakḗ, “concubine”), but phonological and other uncertainties exist.
The variant pellex shows folk-etymological connection with pelliciō (“I allure”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpae̯.leks/, [ˈpäe̯ɫ̪ɛks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.leks/, [ˈpɛːleks]

Noun

paelex f (genitive paelicis); third declension

concubine of a married man, mistress
Synonyms: amīca, pallaca, concubīna
male prostitute

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	paelex	paelicēs
Genitive	paelicis	paelicum
Dative	paelicī	paelicibus
Accusative	paelicem	paelicēs
Ablative	paelice	paelicibus
Vocative	paelex	paelicēs

Derived terms

pēlicātus

References

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

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