falx, falcis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
sickle. scythe; pruning knife; curved blade; hook for tearing down walls;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | falx | falces |
| Gen. | falcis | falcium, falcum |
| Dat. | falci | falcibus |
| Acc. | falcem, falcim | falces |
| Voc. | falx | falces |
| Abl. | falce, falci | falcibus |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...vena. Stridentem gelidis hunc Salo tinxit aquis. XXXIV Falx. Pax me certa ducis placidos curvavit in usus. Agricolae..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...rastris, non glebam prono convellit vomere taurus, non falx attenuat frondatorum arboris umbram, squalida desertis rubigo infertur aratris..."