-fex

See also: fex and Fex

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *-faks, related to faciō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /feks/, [fɛks̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feks/, [feks]

Suffix

-fex m (genitive -ficis); third declension

denotes maker or performer
‎ars (“art”) + ‎-fex → ‎artifex (“artist”)

‎pānis (“bread”) + ‎-fex → ‎pānifex (“bread-maker, baker”)

‎aedēs (“building”) + ‎-fex → ‎aedifex (“builder”)

‎pōns (“bridge”) + ‎-fex → ‎pontifex (“high priest”, literally “bridge-maker”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-fex	-ficēs
Genitive	-ficis	-ficum
Dative	-ficī	-ficibus
Accusative	-ficem	-ficēs
Ablative	-fice	-ficibus
Vocative	-fex	-ficēs

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -fex

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