sexvir
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
sexvir (plural sexvirs or sexviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of six officials.
Related terms
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sex (“six”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛks.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛɡz.vir]
Noun
sexvir m (genitive sexvirī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sexvir | sexvirī |
| genitive | sexvirī | sexvirōrum |
| dative | sexvirō | sexvirīs |
| accusative | sexvirum | sexvirōs |
| ablative | sexvirō | sexvirīs |
| vocative | sexvir | sexvirī |
References
- “sexvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sexvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.