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noun · femininethird declension

vīvirādīx

vīvirādīx f (genitive vīvirādīcis)
Classical[wiː.wɪˈraː.diːks]Ecclesiastical[vi.viˈraː.diks]

Meaning

  1. a set or cutting having a root, a layer, a quickset

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīvirādīxvīvirādīcēs
genitivevīvirādīcisvīvirādīcum
dativevīvirādīcīvīvirādīcibus
accusativevīvirādīcemvīvirādīcēs
ablativevīvirādīcevīvirādīcibus
vocativevīvirādīxvīvirādīcēs

vīvĭrādix, īcis, f. vivus-radix,
I. a set or cutting having a root, a layer, quickset; of the vine, Cato, R. R. 33, 4; Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 170; of the rose, Varr. R. R. 1, 35, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷīwos
  4. Latinvīvirādīx

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds Proto-Italic *wrādīks Latin rādīx Latin vīvirādīx From vīvus (“living”) + rādīx (“root”).

Quick answers

What does vīvirādīx mean in Latin?
vīvirādīx, a noun, means “a set or cutting having a root, a layer, a quickset”.
What is the genitive of vīvirādīx?
The genitive singular is vīvirādīcis. vīvirādīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce vīvirādīx?
In classical Latin, [wiː.wɪˈraː.diːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.viˈraː.diks].
Where does vīvirādīx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós → Proto-Italic *gʷīwos → Latin vīvirādīx.