noun · femininethird declension
filix
filix f (genitive filicis)
Classical[ˈfɪ.lɪks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfiː.liks]
Meaning
- femininefern
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | filix | filicēs |
| genitive | filicis | filicum |
| dative | filicī | filicibus |
| accusative | filicem | filicēs |
| ablative | filice | filicibus |
| vocative | filix | filicēs |
fĭlix (felix, Paul. ex Fest. p. 86 Müll.
I. N. cr.), ĭcis, f., fern, πτέρις.
I. Lit., Plin. 27, 9, 55, § 78; 17, 4, 3, § 29; Verg. G. 2, 189; 3, 297; Hor. S. 1, 3, 37; Col. 2, 2, 13.—
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
filix icis, f
fern: filicum manipli, V.: urenda (as a weed), H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *feleks, *feliks, likely from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“henbane”) + -ix, a suffix akin to -ex found in other plant names (compare cārex (“sedge”), rumex (“sorrel”)). De Vaan posits that -ix is early, not a result of vowel assimilation at the Latin stage. Cognate to Welsh bele, Russian белена́ (belená), Czech blín, Middle Dutch bilse, Old English belene, German Bilsenkraut all meaning "henbane"; henbane stems are feathered like fern leaves, and both plants have medicinal properties.
Elsewhere
- Italianfelciaiafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Italianfelciaiofrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- ItalianFilicajafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Catalanfalguerafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Catalanfalaguerafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Catalanfolguerafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Catalanfoguerafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Frenchfougèrefrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Portuguesefelgueirafrom Vulgar Latin *filicaria
- Catalanfalzillafrom Late Latin filicula
Insular Romance
- Sardinianfiliche
- Sardinianfilighe
- Sardinianfilixi
- Sardinianfibixi
- Sardinianfixibi
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianferigă
- Aromanianfearicã
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianfelce
- Neapolitanfelece
- Sicilianfìlici
- Venetanféłese
- Venetanféles
- Venetanfélse
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesefelga
- Aragonesefelce
- Aragonesefelz
- Aragonesefuelce
- Aragonesefelche
- Galicianfelgo
- Galicianfelga
Rhaeto-Romance
- Ladinfelesc
- Ladinfüresc
- Romanshfelisch
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianfelza
- Emilianfilas
- Ligurianfrexa
- Lombardfeles
- Lombardfelse
- Lombardfias
- Lombardfiras
- Lombardfelec
- Piedmontesefrais
- Piedmontesefrèis
Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalfioge
- Aragonesejeusfrom Gascon heuç
- Languedocienfeuse
- Provençalfeuse
- Provençalfeuve
- Vivaro-Alpinefeuse
- Vivaro-Alpinefeuve
- Walloonfetchire
Borrowings
- Interlinguafilice