LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

varix

varix m or f (genitive varicis)
Classical[ˈwa.rɪks]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.riks]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculinea varicose vein

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevarixvaricēs
genitivevaricisvaricum
dativevaricīvaricibus
accusativevaricemvaricēs
ablativevaricevaricibus
vocativevarixvaricēs

vărix, ĭcis, m. and f. 1. varus,
I. a dilated vein, varix, esp. in the thighs, Cels. 7, 8; 7, 17 fin.; 7, 31; Varr. ap. Non. 26, 13; 167, 25; Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35; Sen. Ep. 78, 17; Plin. 11, 45, 104, § 252; Quint. 11, 3, 143; Macr. S. 2, 3, 5.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“highland, high”). See also varus, Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”) and Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

Descendants
  • Catalanvariu
  • Catalanvariça
  • Frenchvarice
  • Italianvarice
  • Portuguesevariz
  • Spanishvariz
  • Spanishvárice
  • Spanishvarice
  • Galicianvariz

Quick answers

What does varix mean in Latin?
varix, a noun, means “a varicose vein”.
What is the genitive of varix?
The genitive singular is varicis. varix is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce varix?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.rɪks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.riks].