supellex

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from an unattested *superlegō, from super- (over, above) + legō (to gather, collect).

Pronunciation

Note: the root vowel is expected to have been long based on etymology.

Noun

supellē̆x f (genitive supellē̆ctilis); third declension

  1. furniture, furnishings
    1. utensils, tableware
  2. outfit, paraphernalia, apparatus, tools of the trade (things necessary for a particular occcupation)
    1. (transferred sense, sometimes derogatory) Applied to words, sources, ideas, qualities, behaviors that a person uses as a matter of course.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative supellē̆x supellē̆ctilēs
Genitive supellē̆ctilis supellē̆ctilum
Dative supellē̆ctilī supellē̆ctilibus
Accusative supellē̆ctilem supellē̆ctilēs
Ablative supellē̆ctile
supellē̆ctilī
supellē̆ctilibus
Vocative supellē̆x supellē̆ctilēs

The singular refers to an individual piece of furniture. The plural refers to multiple pieces.

Derived terms

  • supellē̆ctilārius, supellē̆cticārius

References

Further reading

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