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obex
obex
English
Noun
obex (uncountable)
- (anatomy) The point in the human brain at which the fourth ventricle narrows to become the central canal of the spinal cord.
Latin
Etymology
From ōbiciō (“throw against”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.beks/
Noun
ōbex m, f (genitive ōbicis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōbex | ōbicēs |
| genitive | ōbicis | ōbicum |
| dative | ōbicī | ōbicibus |
| accusative | ōbicem | ōbicēs |
| ablative | ōbice | ōbicibus |
| vocative | ōbex | ōbicēs |
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Descendants
References
- obex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “obex”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- obex in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obex in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin