different between faeces vs fasces

English

Noun

faeces pl (normally plural, singular faex)

1. Britain standard spelling of feces.
   • 1968 May, W. B. Healy, Ingestion of Soil by Dairy Cows, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, page 487,

     This paper reports on ingestion of soil by dairy cows using titanium analysis of faeces by the X-ray fluorescence technique, and gives the range of soil intakes of a year on both an individual and a herd basis.

   • 1984 April 19, David F. Chantrey, James B. Reid, C. E. Davie, Dog Business, New Scientist, page 48,

     The fact that dogs have a well developed sense of smell suggests that they might be able to use the odour of faeces as a means of communicating.

   • 2004, Håkan Jönsson, Håkan Jönsson, Anna Richert Stintzing, Björn Vinnerås, Eva Salomon, Guidelines on the Use of Urine and Faeces in Crop Production, page 1,

     Urine and faeces are complete fertilizers of high quality with low levels of contaminants such as heavy metals. Urine is rich in nitrogen, while faeces are rich in phosphorous, potassium and organic matter.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fae?.ke?s/, [?fäe?ke?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fe.t??es/, [?f??t???s]

Noun

faec?s

1. nominative plural of faex
2. accusative plural of faex
3. vocative plural of faex

References

• faeces in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fasces, plural of fascis

Noun

fasces

1. A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism

Translations

Descendants

• Chinese: ??? (f?x?s?)

Latin

Noun

fasc?s

1. nominative plural of fascis
2. accusative plural of fascis
3. vocative plural of fascis

References

• fasces in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• fasces in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fasces in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin