LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cīmex

cīmex m (genitive cīmicis)
Classical[ˈkiː.mɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.meks]

Meaning

  1. bug
  2. bedbug

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecīmexcīmicēs
genitivecīmiciscīmicum
dativecīmicīcīmicibus
accusativecīmicemcīmicēs
ablativecīmicecīmicibus
vocativecīmexcīmicēs

cīmex, ĭcis, m. (so always acc. to Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 619 sq.; but
I. fem., Plin. 32, 10, 47 § 136 Sillig and Jan.), a bug, Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 210, 17; Varr. R. R. 1, 2 fin.; Col. 6, 18, 2; Plin. 30, 14, 45, § 131; 29, 4, 17, § 61; Veg. 2, 33, 2; 5, 14, 21; Cat. 23, 2; Petr. 98, 1; Mart. 11, 32 al.—As a term of reproach, * Hor. S. 1, 10, 78.

Origins

Unknown origin.

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitancímec
  • Occitancimèc
  • Occitancìmet
  • Occitancime
  • Occitancimze
  • Occitancindre
  • Occitancimi
  • Occitançumi
  • Old Catalancímeu
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishchismefrom Old Spanish çisme
  • Portuguesechisme
  • Mozarabic*činče
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianchìmighe
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancince
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancimice
  • Dalmatiancinco
  • Neapolitanpimmece
  • Siciliancimicia
Borrowings
  • Englishcimex
  • Albanianqimqë
  • Basquezimitz
  • Esperantocimo
  • TranslingualCimex
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliansamze
  • Emiliansemze
  • Emiliansemza
  • Emiliansimza
  • Emiliansümesa
  • Ligurianscimixa
  • Ligurianscixima
  • Lombardsimes
  • Lombardsumas
  • Lombardsisme

In English words that came into English from cīmex

  • chinchcīmex
  • cimexcīmex

Quick answers

What does cīmex mean in Latin?
cīmex, a noun, means “bug; bedbug”.
What is the genitive of cīmex?
The genitive singular is cīmicis. cīmex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cīmex?
In classical Latin, [ˈkiː.mɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.meks].