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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/07 00:24 UTC 版)
forfex (plural forfices)
According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *forðom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- (“to capture, shear”), and cognate with Umbrian [script needed] (furfant, “to do something (probably shearing) to sheep”), Ancient Greek πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, to ravage”), and πορθέω (porthéō, “to pillage”).
forfex f or m (genitive forficis); third declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | forfex | forficēs |
| genitive | forficis | forficum |
| dative | forficī | forficibus |
| accusative | forficem | forficēs |
| ablative | forfice | forficibus |
| vocative | forfex | forficēs |