LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sexvir

sexvir m (genitive sexvirī)
Classical[ˈsɛks.wɪr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛɡz.vir]

Meaning

  1. masculinesexvir

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesexvirsexvirī
sēvirī
genitivesexvirī
sēvirī		sexvirōrum
sēvirōrum
dativesexvirō
sēvirō		sexvirīs
sēvirīs
accusativesexvirum
sēvirum		sexvirōs
sēvirōs
ablativesexvirō
sēvirō		sexvirīs
sēvirīs
vocativesexvirsexvirī
sēvirī

sexvir, v. sevir.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Italic*seks
  3. Latinsexvir

Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Latin sexvir From sex (“six”) + vir (“man”).

In English words that came into English from sexvir

  • sexviratesexvirātus

Quick answers

What does sexvir mean in Latin?
sexvir, a noun, means “sexvir”.
What is the genitive of sexvir?
The genitive singular is sexvirī. sexvir is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sexvir?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛks.wɪr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛɡz.vir].
Where does sexvir come from?
Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs → Proto-Italic *seks → Latin sexvir.