signifex

Latin

Etymology

From sign(um) (“mark, sign”) +‎ -i- +‎ -fex (“maker”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ.ni.feks/, [ˈs̠ɪŋnɪfɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks/, [ˈsiɲːifeks]

Noun

signifex m (genitive significis); third declension

1. an image-maker, carver, statuary

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.