LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ībex

ībex m (genitive ībicis)
Classical[ˈiː.bɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.beks]

Meaning

  1. chamois

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeībexībicēs
genitiveībicisībicum
dativeībicīībicibus
accusativeībicemībicēs
ablativeībiceībicibus
vocativeībexībicēs

ībex, ĭcis, m.,
I. a kind of goat, the chamois, Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 214; Isid. Orig. 12, 1; Hier. Job, 31, 1.

Origins

Loanword of uncertain origin; suggested to be from a pre-Latin substrate language spoken in the Alps, as the ibex is native to the mountain range. If an Indo-European language, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (“climbing”). Or, possibly of Iberian or Aquitanian origin.

Descendants
  • Italianbeccio
  • Italianbeccia
  • Italianbecco
  • Spanishrebeco
  • Spanishrobezo
  • Englishibex
  • Italianibice
  • Romanianibex
  • Spanishibex
  • Spanishíbice

In English words that came into English from ībex

  • ibexībex

Quick answers

What does ībex mean in Latin?
ībex, a noun, means “chamois”.
What is the genitive of ībex?
The genitive singular is ībicis. ībex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ībex?
In classical Latin, [ˈiː.bɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.beks].