Suffix: -āx
The suffix -āx is
used to form one termination adjectives which describe a tendency towards
performing the action of the root verb. All of these adjectives undergo a stem
change from -x to -c-:
audeō, -ere [2]:dare >
audāx, audācis: bold; daring; audacious
capiō, -ere [3-iō]: hold;
contain > capāx, capācis: spacious; capable of
edō, -ere [3]: eat >
edāx, edācis: greedy
fallō, -ere [3]: deceive
> fallāx, fallācis: deceitful; fallacious
sāgiō, -īre [4]: perceive
quickly > sagāx, sagācis: of quick perception; shrewd; sagacious
This change from -x > -c-
in the stem applies to all the adjectives of this type e.g. (in)fēlīx,
(in)fēlīcis: (un)happy, but note an important exception:
senex, senis: old; elderly
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