LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

extispex

extispex m (genitive extispicis)
Classical[ɛkˈstɪs.pɛks]Ecclesiastical[ekˈstis.peks]

Meaning

  1. masculinea diviner who reads prophesies from the entrails of animals; a soothsayer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeextispexextispicēs
genitiveextispicisextispicium
extispicum
dativeextispicīextispicibus
accusativeextispicemextispicēs
ablativeextispiceextispicibus
vocativeextispexextispicēs

extispex, ĭcis (also post-class. †
I. extispicus, i, Inscr. Orell. 2302), m. exta-specio, one who prophesies by inspecting the entrails of animals, a diviner, soothsayer (syn.: augur, auspex, haruspex, hariolus, vates), Cic. Div. 2, 11, 26; 2, 18, 42; Varr. ap. Non. 16, 14.—Gen. plur.: extispicium, Att. ap. Non. 16, 11 (Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 190): extispicum, Poët. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 16, 29 (Trag. Rel. p. 247).

Origins

exta (“entrails”) + *spex, the same element as auspex and haruspex.

Quick answers

What does extispex mean in Latin?
extispex, a noun, means “a diviner who reads prophesies from the entrails of animals; a soothsayer”.
What is the genitive of extispex?
The genitive singular is extispicis. extispex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce extispex?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈstɪs.pɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈstis.peks].