allex

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.leks/, [ˈälːʲɛks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.leks/, [ˈälːeks]

Noun

allex m (genitive allicis); third declension

(hapax) the big toe
- c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 5.5.31, (By 'big toe of a man' the character is called short):
  […] tūne hīc amātor audēs esse, allex virī […]
  […] do you dare to be the lover here, you big toe of a man […]

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	allex	allicēs
Genitive	allicis	allicum
Dative	allicī	allicibus
Accusative	allicem	allicēs
Ablative	allice	allicibus
Vocative	allex	allicēs

See also

pollex

References

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

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