supellex

== Latin == === Alternative forms === suppellex, (Late Latin) supellectilis, suppellectilis === Etymology === Likely from an unattested *superlegō, from super- (“over, above”) +‎ legō (“to gather, collect”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊˈpɛl.leːks], [sʊˈpɛl.lɛks] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [suˈpɛl.leks] Note: the root vowel is expected to have been long based on etymology. === Noun === supellē̆x f (genitive supellē̆ctilis); third declension furniture, furnishings utensils, tableware outfit, paraphernalia, apparatus, tools of the trade (things necessary for a particular occupation) (transferred sense, sometimes derogatory) Applied to words, sources, ideas, qualities, behaviors that a person uses as a matter of course. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. The singular refers to an individual piece of furniture. The plural refers to multiple pieces. ==== Derived terms ==== supellē̆ctilārius, supellē̆cticārius === References === “supellex” on page 2064 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) === Further reading === “supellex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “supellex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “supellex”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.