LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

vicerēx

vicerēx m (genitive vicerēgis, feminine vicerēgīna)
Classical[ˈwɪ.kɛ.reːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.t͡ʃe.reks]

Meaning

  1. viceroy (governor of a country)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevicerēxvicerēgēs
vicerēgīnae
genitivevicerēgis
vicerēgīnae
vicerēgum
vicerēgīnārum
dativevicerēgī
vicerēgīnae
vicerēgibus
vicerēgīnīs
accusativevicerēgem
vicerēgīnam
vicerēgēs
vicerēgīnās
ablativevicerēgevicerēgibus
vicerēgīnīs
vocativevicerēxvicerēgēs
vicerēgīnae

Origins

From vice- (“vice-”) + rēx (“king”).

Quick answers

What does vicerēx mean in Latin?
vicerēx, a noun, means “viceroy (governor of a country)”.
What is the genitive of vicerēx?
The genitive singular is vicerēgis. vicerēx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vicerēx?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɪ.kɛ.reːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.t͡ʃe.reks].