macies
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See also: măcieș
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
macies
- (archaic, medicine) Emaciation; atrophy.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“to increase”), the same root as the adjective macer (“lean, meager”), + -iēs.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.ki.eːs/, [ˈmäkieːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.t͡ʃi.es/, [ˈmäːt͡ʃies]
Noun[edit]
maciēs f (genitive maciēī); fifth declension
Declension[edit]
Fifth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maciēs | maciēs |
| Genitive | maciēī | maciērum |
| Dative | maciēī | maciēbus |
| Accusative | maciem | maciēs |
| Ablative | maciē | maciēbus |
| Vocative | maciēs | maciēs |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “macies”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “macies”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- macies in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension
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