signifex
Latin
Etymology
From signum (“mark, sign”) + -fex (“maker”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɪŋ.nɪ.fɛks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks]
Noun
signifex m (genitive significis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | signifex | significēs |
| genitive | significis | significum |
| dative | significī | significibus |
| accusative | significem | significēs |
| ablative | significe | significibus |
| vocative | signifex | significēs |
References
- “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.