LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

ātriplex

ātriplex n or m (genitive ātriplicis)
Classical[ˈaː.trɪ.pɫɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.tri.pleks]

Meaning

  1. orach

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeātriplexātriplica
ātriplicēs
genitiveātriplicisātriplicum
dativeātriplicīātriplicibus
accusativeātriplex
ātriplicem		ātriplica
ātriplicēs
ablativeātripliceātriplicibus
vocativeātriplexātriplica
ātriplicēs

ātrĭplex, plĭcis (more ancient form ātrĭplexum, i, n., Paul. ex Fest. p. 29 Müll.), n. (m., Plin. Val. 4, 7; f., Aemil. Macer Cap. de Atripl.), = ἀτράφαξις,
I. the orach, a kitchen vegetable, Col. 10, 377; 11, 3, 42; Plin. 19, 6, 31, § 99; 19, 7, 35, § 117; 20, 20, 83, § 219; Pall. 5, 3, 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus).

Descendants
  • Frencharrochefrom Old French arace
  • Englishorachfrom Old French arace
  • TranslingualAtriplex

Quick answers

What does ātriplex mean in Latin?
ātriplex, a noun, means “orach”.
What is the genitive of ātriplex?
The genitive singular is ātriplicis. ātriplex is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce ātriplex?
In classical Latin, [ˈaː.trɪ.pɫɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.tri.pleks].