LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

appendix

appendix f (genitive appendicis)
Classical[apˈpɛn.dɪks]Ecclesiastical[apˈpɛn.diks]

Meaning

  1. femininesupplement, addition
  2. feminineappendage
  3. femininebarberry (shrub)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeappendix
appendicium		appendicēs
appendicia
genitiveappendicis
appendiciī		appendicum
appendiciōrum
dativeappendicī
appendiciō		appendicibus
appendiciīs
accusativeappendicem
appendicium		appendicēs
appendicia
ablativeappendice
appendiciō		appendicibus
appendiciīs
vocativeappendix
appendicium		appendicēs
appendicia

appendix, ĭcis,
I. f (acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 21 Müll., earlier ampendix, m.; v. ampendices) [appendo].
I. That which hangs to any thing, an appendage.
A. Lit., App. M. 8, p. 211, 27; 5, p. 169, 10.—More freq.,
B. Trop., an addition, supplement, or accession to any thing, Varr R. R. 1, 16, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 9, 2: vidit enim appendicem animi esse corpus, * Cic. Hort. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 42, 9: exigua appendix Etrusci belli, Liv. 9, 41 (cf. accessio): appendices majoris muneris, id. 39, 27: appendices Olcadum, id. 21, 5.—
II. A thorny shrub, the barberrybush: Berberis vulgaris, Linn.; Plin. 24, 13, 70, § 114.

Origins

From appendō (“hang upon”) + -ix.

Descendants
  • Catalanapèndix
  • Frenchappendice
  • Italianappendice
  • Portugueseapêndice
  • Romanianapendice
  • Spanishapéndice
  • Englishappendix
  • GermanAppendix
  • Galicianapéndice
  • Indonesianapendiksfrom Dutch appendix

Quick answers

What does appendix mean in Latin?
appendix, a noun, means “supplement, addition; appendage; barberry (shrub)”.
What is the genitive of appendix?
The genitive singular is appendicis. appendix is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce appendix?
In classical Latin, [apˈpɛn.dɪks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [apˈpɛn.diks].