LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

mordex1

mordex (genitive mordicis)
Classical[ˈmɔr.dɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔr.deks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationbiting, gnawing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemordexmordexmordex
genitivemordicismordicismordicis
dativemordicīmordicīmordicī
accusativemordicemmordicemmordex
ablativemordicī
mordice		mordicī
mordice		mordicī
mordice
vocativemordexmordexmordex
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemordicēsmordicēsmordicia
genitivemordiciummordiciummordicium
dativemordicibusmordicibusmordicibus
accusativemordicīs
mordicēs		mordicīs
mordicēs		mordicia
ablativemordicibusmordicibusmordicibus
vocativemordicēsmordicēsmordicia

mordex, ĭcis, adj. mordeo,
I. biting, gnawing: asini mordices, v. l., Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 57 (better mordicus).—As subst.: Mor-dex, ĭcis, m., the biter, i. e. tooth, v. l. ap. App. M. 3, p. 140 (better mordicus, q. v.).

Origins

Descendants
  • TranslingualMordex
noun · masculinethird declension
mordex2
mordex m (genitive mordicis)
Classical[ˈmɔr.dɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔr.deks]

Meaning

  1. masculinenoun from verba biter: a tooth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemordexmordicēs
genitivemordicismordicum
dativemordicīmordicibus
accusativemordicemmordicēs
ablativemordicemordicibus
vocativemordexmordicēs

Quick answers

What does mordex mean in Latin?
mordex, a adjective, means “biting, gnawing”.
How do you pronounce mordex?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɔr.dɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɔr.deks].