LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

argentifex

argentifex m (genitive argentificis)
Classical[arˈɡɛn.tɪ.fɛks]Ecclesiastical[arˈd͡ʒɛn.ti.feks]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinesilversmith
    Quibus intellectis, planiſſimum ſit, tota ectyporum ſerie ΚΛΕΡΟΜΑΝΤΕΙΑΝ, divinitationem per ſortes, aptiſſime portendi, ut ad loci naturam, proprietatemque argentifex respexiſſe videatur1761, Paolo Paciaudi, Monumenta Peloponnesia: Commentariis Explicata, Typographia Palladis, page 69:
    Quin ſolutio argenti ab aqua forti, noſtra Borace imbuta, mox praecipitatur. Idem ſcilicet contingebat, quod in aqua forti accidi vitrioli auto ſalis labe inquinata, trito argentificibus experimento cotidie contingit.1747, Johann Georg Model, De Borace Nativa, page 33:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeargentifexargentificēs
genitiveargentificisargentificum
dativeargentificīargentificibus
accusativeargentificemargentificēs
ablativeargentificeargentificibus
vocativeargentifexargentificēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom
  3. Proto-Italic*argentom
  4. Latinargentifex

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin argentifex From argentum (“silver”) + -fex (“suffix representing a maker or producer”).

Quick answers

What does argentifex mean in Latin?
argentifex, a noun, means “silversmith”.
What is the genitive of argentifex?
The genitive singular is argentificis. argentifex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce argentifex?
In classical Latin, [arˈɡɛn.tɪ.fɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈd͡ʒɛn.ti.feks].
Where does argentifex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom → Proto-Italic *argentom → Latin argentifex.