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noun · masculinethird declension

spādīx1

spādīx m (genitive spādīcis)
Classical[ˈspaː.diːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.diks]

Meaning

  1. spadix; inflorescence (especially of a palm tree)
  2. a type of lyre

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativespādīxspādīcē̆s
genitivespādīcisspādīcum
dativespādīcīspādīcibus
accusativespādīca
spādīcem		spādīcas
spādīcēs
ablativespādīcespādīcibus
vocativespādīxspādīcē̆s

spādix, īcis, comm., = σπἀδιξ.
I. Lit., a palm-branch broken off, together with its fruit; spadica Dorici vocant avulsum e paimā termitem cum fructu, Gell. 2, 26, 10; 3, 9, 9.—In the collat. form spādīcum: termites et spadica cernit assidua, Amm. 24, 3, 12.—
II. Transf. (as in Greek).
A. Date-brown, nut-brown, chestnut-brown: rutilus et spadix phoenicei συνώνυμος, Geli. 2, 26, 9 sq.: honesti (equi) Spadices glaucique, Verg. G. 3, 82.—
B. A kind of stringed instrument, condemned as effeminate by Quint. 1, 10, 31.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīx).

In English words that came into English from spādīx

  • spadixspādīx
  • spadiciformspādīx
  • spadiceousspādīx
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
spādīx2
spādīx (genitive spādīcis)
Classical[ˈspaː.diːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈspaː.diks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationred like dates on a branch; spadiceous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespādīxspādīxspādīx
genitivespādīcisspādīcisspādīcis
dativespādīcīspādīcīspādīcī
accusativespādīca
spādīcem		spādīca
spādīcem		spādīx
ablativespādīcī
spādīce		spādīcī
spādīce		spādīcī
spādīce
vocativespādīxspādīxspādīx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativespādīcē̆sspādīcē̆sspādīca
spādīcia
genitivespādīcum
spādīcium		spādīcum
spādīcium		spādīcum
spādīcium
dativespādīcibusspādīcibusspādīcibus
accusativespādīcas
spādīcīs, spādīcēs		spādīcas
spādīcīs, spādīcēs		spādīca
spādīcia
ablativespādīcibusspādīcibusspādīcibus
vocativespādīcē̆sspādīcē̆sspādīca
spādīcia

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

spādīx īcis, adj.
, σπάδιξ, date-brown, nutbrown, chestnut-brown: equi, V.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīx).

Quick answers

What does spādīx mean in Latin?
spādīx, a noun, means “spadix; inflorescence (especially of a palm tree); a type of lyre”.
What is the genitive of spādīx?
The genitive singular is spādīcis. spādīx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce spādīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈspaː.diːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈspaː.diks].
Which English words come from spādīx?
English words that go back to Latin spādīx include spadix, spadiciform and spadiceous.