LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

signifex

signifex m (genitive significis)
Classical[ˈsɪŋ.nɪ.fɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks]

Meaning

  1. masculinean image-maker, carver, statuary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesignifexsignificēs
genitivesignificissignificum
dativesignificīsignificibus
accusativesignificemsignificēs
ablativesignificesignificibus
vocativesignifexsignificēs

signĭfex, fĭcis, m. signum-facio,
I. an image-maker, carver, statuary (post-class.), App. M. 2, p. 116, 13; Arn. 6, 199; Mart. Cap. 1, § 36; Sid. Ep. 6, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Italic*segnom
  3. Latinsignifex

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin signifex From signum (“mark, sign”) + -fex (“maker”).

Quick answers

What does signifex mean in Latin?
signifex, a noun, means “an image-maker, carver, statuary”.
What is the genitive of signifex?
The genitive singular is significis. signifex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce signifex?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɪŋ.nɪ.fɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiɲ.ɲi.feks].
Where does signifex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? → Proto-Italic *segnom → Latin signifex.