noun · femininethird declension
offendīx
offendīx f (genitive offendīcis)
Meaning
- knot (of a belt etc)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | offendīx | offendīcēs |
| genitive | offendīcis | offendīcum |
| dative | offendīcī | offendīcibus |
| accusative | offendīcem | offendīcēs |
| ablative | offendīce | offendīcibus |
| vocative | offendīx | offendīcēs |
offendix, ĭcis, f. ob, and Sanscr. root bandh, to bind; Goth. binda, a tie; cf. Gr. πεῖσμα,
I. the knot of a band, or the band itself: Titius ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.: offendices dicebant ligaturae nodos, quibus apex retinebatur. Id, cum pervenisset ad mentum, dicebant offendimentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204: offendices nodi quibus libri signantur, Gloss. Isid.
Origins
From ob- + *fendīx, the second component from Proto-Italic *fendīx, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”).