signifex

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɡ.ni.feks/, [ˈs̠ɪŋnɪfɛks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks/, [ˈsiɲːifeks]

Noun

signifex m (genitive significis); third declension

an image-maker, carver, statuary

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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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