pāx
From Proto-Italic *pāks, Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱ-s (“peace”), from the root *peh₂ḱ- (“to join, to attach”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paːks/, [päːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paks/, [päks]
Noun
pāx f (genitive pācis); third declension
- peace
- Sperō ut pācem habeant semper.
- I hope that they may always have peace.
- Donec, infecta pāce, ad arma desilirent.
- While, as peace was broken, they came down with arms.
- (poetic) rest, quiet, ease [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]
- Synonyms: otium, tranquillitas, serenitas, laxāmentum, quies
- Antonyms: seditio, tumultus, turba, inquies, concursus
- (transferred sense) grace (esp. from the gods)
- (transferred sense) leave, good leave (permission)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) peace, harmony
- Requiēscat in pāce.
- May he/she rest in peace.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pāx | pācēs |
| Genitive | pācis | pācum |
| Dative | pācī | pācibus |
| Accusative | pācem | pācēs |
| Ablative | pāce | pācibus |
| Vocative | pāx | pācēs |