signifex
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sign(um) (“mark, sign”) + -i- + -fex (“maker”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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.