[ˈtak.sʊs], [ˈtak.sus]
OriginA loanword of Scythian origin, from Proto-Iranian *taxša, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flee, run”), as the fruit was considered poisonous. Also compare modern Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”).
- declension-2, feminineA yew (tree).
“Catuvolcus, rex dimidiae partis Eburonum, qui una cum Ambiorige consilium inierat, aetate iam confectus, cum laborem aut belli aut fugae ferre non posset, omnibus precibus detestatus Ambiorigem, qui e” — Cativolcus, king of one half of the Eburones, who had entered into the design together with Ambiorix, since, being now worn out by age, he was unable to endure the fatigue either of war or flight, hav
- declension-2, feminine, poeticA javelin made of the wood of the yew tree.
- Late-Latin, declension-2, masculinebadger
Formstaxī(genitive) · taxus(nominative, singular) · taxī(nominative, plural) · taxī(genitive, singular) · taxōrum(genitive, plural) · taxō(dative, singular) · taxīs(dative, plural) · taxum(accusative, singular) · taxōs(accusative, plural) · taxō(ablative, singular) · taxīs(ablative, plural) · taxe(singular, vocative) · taxī(plural, vocative) · taxō(alternative)