LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

vībex

vībex f (genitive vībīcis)
Classical[ˈwiː.bɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.beks]

Meaning

  1. wound left by a lash, weal or welt

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevībex
vībix		vībīcēs
genitivevībīcisvībīcum
dativevībīcīvībīcibus
accusativevībīcemvībīcēs
ablativevībīcevībīcibus
vocativevībexvībīcēs

vībex (vībix), īcis, f.,
I. the mark of a blow or stripe, a weal, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 63 Müll.; Cato ap. Non. p. 187, 26; Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 118; Pers. 4, 48; App. M. 9, p. 222, 26; cf. Fest. p. 369 Müll.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *weyb-, *weyp- (“to oscillate, swing”). Compare Latin vibrō (“to shake, brandish”).

Quick answers

What does vībex mean in Latin?
vībex, a noun, means “wound left by a lash, weal or welt”.
What is the genitive of vībex?
The genitive singular is vībīcis. vībex is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vībex?
In classical Latin, [ˈwiː.bɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.beks].