Caudex
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See also: caudex
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From caudex (“tree trunk”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäu̯d̪ɛks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.deks/, [ˈkäːu̯d̪eks]
Proper noun
[edit]Caudex m sg (genitive Caudicis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen, famously held by:
- Appius Claudius Caudex, a Roman consul
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Caudex |
| genitive | Caudicis |
| dative | Caudicī |
| accusative | Caudicem |
| ablative | Caudice |
| vocative | Caudex |
References
[edit]- “Caudex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Caudex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.