LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

forpex

forpex f (genitive forpicis)

Meaning

  1. femininetongs

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeforpexforpicēs
genitiveforpicisforpicum
dativeforpicīforpicibus
accusativeforpicemforpicēs
ablativeforpiceforpicibus
vocativeforpexforpicēs

forpex, ĭcis, f. corrupted from forfex,
I. fire-tongs, Cato, R. R. 10, 3; 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 75; Sid. Epith. 15, 184.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesForpexForpex a pair of curling irons, is sometimes treated as a mere corruption of FORCEPS; and in an obscure passage of Suetonius (Suet. Aug. 75) both the …

Quick answers

What does forpex mean in Latin?
forpex, a noun, means “tongs”.
What is the genitive of forpex?
The genitive singular is forpicis. forpex is feminine, third declension.