faex, faecis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
dregs, grounds; sediment, lees; deposits; dregs of society;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | faex | faeces |
| Gen. | faecis | faecum, faecium |
| Dat. | faeci | faecibus |
| Acc. | faecem | faeces |
| Voc. | faex | faeces |
| Abl. | faece | faecibus |
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...imum confluxit gravis et subsedit funditus ut faex; inde mare, inde aër, inde aether ignifer ipse corporibus liquidis..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nigros Massica cella cados. A copone tibi faex Laletana petatur, si plus quam decies, Sextiliane, bibis. 10 Hesterna..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...tamen quaeremus, pars summa vitae utrum faex sit an liquidissimum ac purissimum quiddam, si modo mens sine iniuria..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...crassior. Quemadmodum in aqua et in omni umore faex ima est, ita in aere spississima quaeque desidunt..."Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...faciem dissimulata iuvat. Quem non offendat toto faex inlita vultu, Cum fluit in tepidos pondere lapsa sinus? Oesypa..."