-fex

See also: fex and Fex

Latin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-faks, from earlier *-θaks, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁k-s, the root noun of *dʰeh₁-k-, an extension of *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place”). Related to *fakiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /feks/, [fɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feks/, [feks]

Suffix

-fex m (genitive -ficis); third declension

1. denotes maker or performer

   ‎ars (“art”) + ‎-fex → ‎artifex (“artist”)

   ‎pānis (“bread”) + ‎-fex → ‎pānifex (“bread-maker, baker”)

   ‎aedēs (“building”) + ‎-fex → ‎aedifex (“builder”)

   ‎pōns (“bridge”) + ‎-fex → ‎pontifex (“high priest”, literally “bridge-maker”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-fex	-ficēs
Genitive	-ficis	-ficum
Dative	-ficī	-ficibus
Accusative	-ficem	-ficēs
Ablative	-fice	-ficibus
Vocative	-fex	-ficēs

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -fex

Related terms

• faciō