LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dentex

dentex m (genitive denticis)

Meaning

  1. masculinea kind of bream

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedentexdenticēs
genitivedenticisdenticum
dativedenticīdenticibus
accusativedenticemdenticēs
ablativedenticedenticibus
vocativedentexdenticēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindentex

Latin -ex Latin dentex From dēns, dent- + -ex.

Descendants
  • Italiandentice
  • Dalmatiandentís
  • TranslingualDentex

In English words that came into English from dentex

  • dentexdentex

Quick answers

What does dentex mean in Latin?
dentex, a noun, means “a kind of bream”.
What is the genitive of dentex?
The genitive singular is denticis. dentex is masculine, third declension.
Where does dentex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts → Proto-Italic *dents → Latin dentex.