Caudex
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See also: caudex
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From caudex (“tree trunk”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäu̯d̪ɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäːu̯d̪eks]
Proper noun[edit]
Caudex m sg (genitive Caudicis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
- Appius Claudius Caudex, a Roman consul
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Caudex |
Genitive | Caudicis |
Dative | Caudicī |
Accusative | Caudicem |
Ablative | Caudice |
Vocative | Caudex |
References[edit]
- “Caudex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caudex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.