trux – Latin adjective declension

Adjective: trux
Hyphenation:

Declension: Third

Nominative

Singular masc.	trux
Singular fem.	trux
Singular neut.	trux
Plural masc.	trucēs
Plural fem.	trucēs
Plural neut.	trucia

Genitive

Singular masc.	trucis
Singular fem.	trucis
Singular neut.	trucis
Plural masc.	trucium
Plural fem.	trucium
Plural neut.	trucium

Dative

Singular masc.	trucī
Singular fem.	trucī
Singular neut.	trucī
Plural masc.	trucibus
Plural fem.	trucibus
Plural neut.	trucibus

Accusative

Singular masc.	trucem
Singular fem.	trucem
Singular neut.	trux
Plural masc.	trucīs; trucēs
Plural fem.	trucīs; trucēs
Plural neut.	trucia

Ablative

Singular masc.	trucī; truce
Singular fem.	trucī; truce
Singular neut.	trucī; truce
Plural masc.	trucibus
Plural fem.	trucibus
Plural neut.	trucibus

Vocative

Singular masc.	trux
Singular fem.	trux
Singular neut.	trux
Plural masc.	trucēs
Plural fem.	trucēs
Plural neut.	trucia

Comparison

Comparative	trucior
Superlative	trucissimus

Sample Sentences

Adjectives inflected like trux

perspicāx, īnfēlīx, audāx, atrōx, nūgāx, ferōx, ferāx, fugāx, capāx, fēlīx, petāx, rapāx, pertināx, fallāx, loquāx, mendāx, pernīx, edāx, trux,

Etymology

1. Of unclear origin.
2. De Vaan prefers to connect the word to Proto-Celtic *drukos (“bad”), assuming a sound change from Proto-Indo-European *dr- > Latin tr-. However, this assumes that the Celtic form derives from a Proto-Indo-European root starting with *dr- (instead of a different consonant cluster like *dʰr-), which is far from certain.
3. An alternative theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *truḱ-, a metathesis of *turḱ-, zero-grade of *twerḱ- (“to cut”). In this case, cognate with Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx), Old Irish tru, troich (“fated to die”) and others in Sanskrit and Hittite.

Verbs referencing "trux"

Italian Adjectives truce, Latin Adjectives truncus.

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