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mendax

mendax

Latin

Adjective

mendāx m, f, n (genitive mendācis); third declension

  1. deceitful, lying, deceptive, untruthful, false, mendacious, feigned, not real.

Inflection

Note that mendāce is an alternative form for the ablative singular mendācī Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative mendāx mendācēs mendācia
genitive mendācis mendācium
dative mendācī mendācibus
accusative mendācem mendāx mendācēs mendācia
ablative mendācī mendācibus
vocative mendāx mendācēs mendācia
  • comparative: mendācior, superlative: mendācissimus

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Related terms

  • mendāciloquium
  • mendāciloquus
  • mendāciunculum

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