LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

suffrutex

suffrutex m (genitive suffruticis)
Classical[ˈsʊf.frʊ.tɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuf.fru.teks]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinesmall shrub, subshrub

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuffrutexsuffruticēs
genitivesuffruticissuffruticum
dativesuffruticīsuffruticibus
accusativesuffruticemsuffruticēs
ablativesuffruticesuffruticibus
vocativesuffrutexsuffruticēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsuffrutex

Latin sub- Latin frutex Latin suffrutex From sub- + frutex.

Descendants
  • Englishsuffrutex
  • Italiansuffrutice
  • Spanishsufrútice

In English words that came into English from suffrutex

  • suffrutexsuffrutex
  • subshrubsuffrutex

Quick answers

What does suffrutex mean in Latin?
suffrutex, a noun, means “small shrub, subshrub”.
What is the genitive of suffrutex?
The genitive singular is suffruticis. suffrutex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce suffrutex?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊf.frʊ.tɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuf.fru.teks].
Where does suffrutex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suffrutex.