-fex

See also: fex

Latin

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Italic *-faks, related to faciō.

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

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

• ars ("art") → artifex ("artist")
• panis ("bread") → panifex ("bread-maker", "baker")
• aedes ("building") → aedifex ("builder")

Latin terms suffixed with -fex