medix
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈme.diks/, [ˈmɛd̪ɪks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.diks/, [ˈmɛːd̪iks]
Noun
[edit]medix m (genitive medicis); third declension
- Alternative form of meddix (“the title of a magistrate among the Oscans”)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | medix | medicēs |
| genitive | medicis | medicum |
| dative | medicī | medicibus |
| accusative | medicem | medicēs |
| ablative | medice | medicibus |
| vocative | medix | medicēs |
References
[edit]- “medix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- medix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Volscian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, heal, give advice”). Cognate with Latin meddix.
Noun
[edit]medix (nominative plural)
- title of a magistrate with unclear responsibilities
References
[edit]- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385