signifex

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ.ni.feks/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks/,

Noun

signifex m (genitive significis); third declension

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.

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