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nex

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See also: NEX and nex'

English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nex (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of next.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *neks, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (perish, disappear). Cognate with Welsh angau (death), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, corpse), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /⁠vi-nathayatiy⁠/, he injures), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieiti, disappears), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎- (nasu-, corpse), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, disappear, perish).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nex f (genitive necis); third declension

  1. murder, slaughter, killing, violent death (as opposed to mors)
    Synonyms: lētum, homicīdium, occīsiō, excidium, iugulum, occīdiō

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nex necēs
genitive necis necum
dative necī necibus
accusative necem necēs
ablative nece necibus
vocative nex necēs
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Descendants

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  • Sardinian: neche, neghe

References

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nexus.

Noun

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nex n (plural nexuri)

  1. nexus

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nex nexul nexuri nexurile
genitive-dative nex nexului nexuri nexurilor
vocative nexule nexurilor

Further reading

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