LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

deū̆nx

deū̆nx m (genitive deū̆ncis)
Classical[ˈde.uːŋks]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.uŋks]

Meaning

  1. eleven twelfths

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedeū̆nxdeū̆ncēs
genitivedeū̆ncisdeū̆ncium
deuncum
dativedeū̆ncīdeū̆ncibus
accusativedeū̆ncemdeū̆ncēs
deū̆ncīs
ablativedeū̆ncedeū̆ncibus
vocativedeū̆nxdeū̆ncēs

dĕ-unx, uncis, m. uncia,
I. eleven twelfths, Varr. L. L. 5, § 172 Müll.: jugeri, Col. 5, 1, 12: heres ex deunce, Cic. Caecin. 6 fin.: avidi deunces, i. e. eleven per cent., Pers. 5, 150: potare deunces, i. e. eleven measures (cyathos), Mart. 12, 28; cf. id. 6, 78.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindeū̆nx

Latin ū̆ncia Latin deū̆nx From dē + ū̆ncia.

Quick answers

What does deū̆nx mean in Latin?
deū̆nx, a noun, means “eleven twelfths”.
What is the genitive of deū̆nx?
The genitive singular is deū̆ncis. deū̆nx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce deū̆nx?
In classical Latin, [ˈde.uːŋks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.uŋks].
Where does deū̆nx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin deū̆nx.