LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sortifex

sortifex m (genitive sortificis)
Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔr.ti.feks]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinecoheir

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesortifexsortificēs
genitivesortificissortificum
dativesortificīsortificibus
accusativesortificemsortificēs
ablativesortificesortificibus
vocativesortifexsortificēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sértis
  3. Proto-Italic*sortis
  4. Latinsortifex

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin sortifex From sors (“share in an inheritance”) + -fex.

Quick answers

What does sortifex mean in Latin?
sortifex, a noun, means “coheir”.
What is the genitive of sortifex?
The genitive singular is sortificis. sortifex is masculine, third declension.
Where does sortifex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ser- → Proto-Indo-European *sértis → Proto-Italic *sortis → Latin sortifex.