LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vicecomes

vicecomes m (genitive vicecomitis)
Classical[wɪˈkɛ.kɔ.mɛs]Ecclesiastical[viˈt͡ʃɛː.ko.mes]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinesheriff
  2. Medieval Latinmasculineviscount

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevicecomesvicecomitēs
genitivevicecomitisvicecomitum
dativevicecomitīvicecomitibus
accusativevicecomitemvicecomitēs
ablativevicecomitevicecomitibus
vocativevicecomesvicecomitēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin comes Latin vicecomes From vice + comes.

Descendants
  • Catalanvescomte
  • Occitanvesconte
  • Italianviscontefrom Occitan vesconte
  • Portuguesevisconde
  • Spanishvizconde
  • Old Frenchvisconte
  • Old Frenchviscounte

Quick answers

What does vicecomes mean in Latin?
vicecomes, a noun, means “sheriff; viscount”.
What is the genitive of vicecomes?
The genitive singular is vicecomitis. vicecomes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vicecomes?
In classical Latin, [wɪˈkɛ.kɔ.mɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈt͡ʃɛː.ko.mes].