noun · femininethird declension
sandīx
sandīx f (genitive sandīcis)
Classical[ˈsan.diːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsan.diks]
Meaning
- a color like vermilion
- a plant that gives this kind of color
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sandīx | sandīcēs sandȳcēs |
| genitive | sandīcis sandȳcis | sandīcum sandȳcum |
| dative | sandīcī sandȳcī | sandīcibus sandȳcibus |
| accusative | sandīcem sandȳcem | sandīcēs sandȳcēs |
| ablative | sandīce sandȳce | sandīcibus sandȳcibus |
| vocative | sandīx | sandīcēs sandȳcēs |
sandix (sandyx), ï¯cis (long, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 45;
I.
short, Grat. Cyn. 86), f., = σάνδυξ (σάνδιξ), vermilion or a color like vermilion, Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30; 35, 6, 23, § 40; 35, 6, 26, § 45; Verg. E. 4, 45; Prop. l. l.; Grat. l. l.; Vop. Aur. 29.Origins
From Ancient Greek σάνδῑξ (sándīx), σάνδῡξ (sándūx).