silex – Latin noun declension

Latin noun forms of silex

Noun: silex
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine, Feminine Declension: Third

Nominative

Singularsilex
Pluralsilicēs

Genitive

Singularsilicis
Pluralsilicum

Dative

Singularsilicī
Pluralsilicibus

Accusative

Singularsilicem
Pluralsilicēs

Ablative

Singularsilice
Pluralsilicibus

Vocative

Singularsilex
Pluralsilicēs

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like silex

pannifex, dapifex, organifex, pānifex, Sirex, complex, signifex, carnifex, ō̆bex, suffrutex, aedifex, iūdex, latex, jūdex, culex, index, fāmex, illex, objex, offex, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

Uncertain. Sometimes compared to silīgō and siliqua, both of unclear origin as well. De Vaan suggests that these are derivatives of silex, which have undergone a semantic shift “pebble” > “small pod”.

Verbs referencing "silex"

English Nouns silicon, English Nouns silica, Italian Nouns zolla, Italian Nouns silicio, Spanish Nouns silicio, Portuguese Nouns silício, French Nouns silice, Italian Nouns silice, Romanian Nouns silice, English Nouns silicium, French Nouns silex, Romanian Nouns silex, Italian Nouns selce, Irish Nouns sileacan, Catalan Nouns sílice, Spanish Nouns sílice, Portuguese Nouns sílica, Catalan Nouns sílex, Swedish Nouns silikat, Asturian Nouns síliz.

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