Adjective: duplex
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | duplex |
| Singular fem. | duplex |
| Singular neut. | duplex |
| Plural masc. | duplicēs |
| Plural fem. | duplicēs |
| Plural neut. | duplicia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | duplicis |
| Singular fem. | duplicis |
| Singular neut. | duplicis |
| Plural masc. | duplicium |
| Plural fem. | duplicium |
| Plural neut. | duplicium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | duplicī |
| Singular fem. | duplicī |
| Singular neut. | duplicī |
| Plural masc. | duplicibus |
| Plural fem. | duplicibus |
| Plural neut. | duplicibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | duplicem |
| Singular fem. | duplicem |
| Singular neut. | duplex |
| Plural masc. | duplicīs; duplicēs |
| Plural fem. | duplicīs; duplicēs |
| Plural neut. | duplicia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | duplicī; duplice |
| Singular fem. | duplicī; duplice |
| Singular neut. | duplicī; duplice |
| Plural masc. | duplicibus |
| Plural fem. | duplicibus |
| Plural neut. | duplicibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | duplex |
| Singular fem. | duplex |
| Singular neut. | duplex |
| Plural masc. | duplicēs |
| Plural fem. | duplicēs |
| Plural neut. | duplicia |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
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Duplex omnīnō est iocandī genus, ūnum illīberāle, petulāns, flāgitiōsum, obscēnum, alterum ēlegāns, urbānum, ingeniōsum, facētum. (In all, there are two kinds of joking: one ignoble, irreverent, shameful, obscene; the other elegant, refined, ingenious, witty.
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(literally, “In all, the kind of joking is twofold: …”)) [44 BCE, Cicero, De officiis 1.104]
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[...] Eumenidum velutī dēmēns videt agmina Penthēus,
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et sōlem geminum et duplicīs sē ostendere Thēbās [...].
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Just as the deranged Pentheus sees the ranks of Eumenides, and a twin sun, and Thebes to show herself twofold.
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(Variant accusative plural: duplicīs. For context, see: The Bacchae.) [29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.469–470]
Adjectives inflected like duplex
septemplex,
bivertex,
septimplex,
totuplex,
septuplex,
septiplex,
ūndecemplex,
quīnqueplex,
quīnquiplex,
quotuplex,
quadruplex,
centuplex,
centiplex,
persimplex,
novemplex,
illex,
multiplex,
sextuplex,
sēsquiplex,
permultiplex, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Equivalent to duo (“two”) + -plex (“-fold”). Possibly inherited from Proto-Italic *dupleks, if Umbrian 𐌕𐌖𐌐𐌋𐌀𐌊 (tuplak) is cognate (however, its meaning is uncertain and its form poses some difficulty). The Italic form may be an analogical alteration (with the du- of duo replacing *dwi-) of an original Proto-Indo-European *dwi-pleḱ-s; compare Ancient Greek δίπλαξ (díplax).
Verbs referencing "duplex"
Spanish Adjectives
doble, Italian Adjectives
duplice.
Translations