LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

vītex

vītex f (genitive vīticis)
Classical[ˈwiː.tɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈviː.teks]

Meaning

  1. chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus (a small Mediterranean tree)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevītexvīticēs
genitivevīticisvīticum
dativevīticīvīticibus
accusativevīticemvīticēs
ablativevīticevīticibus
vocativevītexvīticēs

vītex, ĭcis, f. Sanscr. vaja, twig; Gr. ἴτυς, rim; cf. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 392,
I. the chaste-tree, Abraham's balm: Vitex agnus castus, Linn.; Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 59.

Origins

Of Proto-Indo-European origin. Related to vieō and vītis.

Descendants
  • Englishvitex
  • Englishviticetum
  • Italianvetrice
  • Romanianvetrice

In English words that came into English from vītex

  • vitexvītex

Quick answers

What does vītex mean in Latin?
vītex, a noun, means “chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus (a small Mediterranean tree)”.
What is the genitive of vītex?
The genitive singular is vīticis. vītex is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vītex?
In classical Latin, [ˈwiː.tɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈviː.teks].