signifex
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sign(um) (“mark, sign”) + -i- + -fex (“maker”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsiɡ.ni.feks/, [ˈs̠ɪŋnɪfɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks/, [ˈsiɲːifeks]
Noun[edit]
signifex m (genitive significis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | signifex | significēs |
| Genitive | significis | significum |
| Dative | significī | significibus |
| Accusative | significem | significēs |
| Ablative | significe | significibus |
| Vocative | signifex | significēs |
References[edit]
- “signifex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- signifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.