LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

trādux

trādux m (genitive trāducis)
Classical[ˈtraː.dʊks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtraː.duks]

Meaning

  1. vine branch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetrāduxtrāducēs
genitivetrāducistrāducum
dativetrāducītrāducibus
accusativetrāducemtrāducēs
ablativetrāducetrāducibus
vocativetrāduxtrāducēs

trādux, ŭcis, m. traduco, what is led or brought over; hence, in econom. lang.,
I. a vine-branch, vine-layer trained for propagation.
I. Lit., Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 4; Col. 5, 7, 3 sq.; 4, 29, 13; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 211; Tac. H. 2, 25 fin.—
II. Transf.: ne traduce carnis transfundi in subolem credatur fons animarum, Prud. Apoth. 983.—In appos., with materia: traduce materiā, Sev. Aetn. 566.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin trādux From trādūcō (“to lead, to bring”) + -s.

Descendants
  • Italiantralcefrom Vulgar Latin *trāluce
  • Italiantralciofrom Vulgar Latin *trāluce
  • Frenchtrochefrom Vulgar Latin *trāluce
  • Occitantrosfrom Vulgar Latin *trāuce
  • Old Catalantroçfrom Vulgar Latin *trāuce

In English words that came into English from trādux

  • traduciantraducianus

Quick answers

What does trādux mean in Latin?
trādux, a noun, means “vine branch”.
What is the genitive of trādux?
The genitive singular is trāducis. trādux is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce trādux?
In classical Latin, [ˈtraː.dʊks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtraː.duks].