noun · femininethird declension
apodix
apodix f (genitive apodixis)
Meaning
- Medieval Latinfemininefemale companion
Aporiam, sed et atrophiam, patiaris, ut acam / Atervam appodix tua mens sibi congerat eius.
Endure both hardship and poverty so that your soul, which is / Your companion, may gather for itself eternal joy.c. 890, Abbo Cernuus, translated by Nirmal Dass, Bella Parisiacae urbis, book 3, lines 69–70: - Medieval Latinfeminineprostitute, courtesan
Cumque abisset ad mercatum, subito instigante diabolo reperit eum una apodix, id est meretrix […]
And when he went out to the marketplace, an apodix, that is, a prostitute, incited suddenly by the devil, found him […]11th century, Vita S. Conwoionis Abbatis Rotonensis, chapter 10:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | apodix | apodixēs |
| genitive | apodixis | apodixum |
| dative | apodixī | apodixibus |
| accusative | apodixem | apodixēs |
| ablative | apodixe | apodixibus |
| vocative | apodix | apodixēs |
Origins
Probably from appendix (“one who depends on another”), attested as ampedix in Late Latin.