sandix
English
Alternative forms
- sandyx
Etymology
Latin sandix, sandyx (“vermilion, or a colour like vermilion”), from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).
Noun
sandix (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sandix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Alternative forms
- sandyx
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsan.diks/, [ˈsan.dɪks]
Noun
sandix f (genitive sandicis); third declension
- A color like vermilion
- A plant that gives this kind of color
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sandix | sandicēs |
| Genitive | sandicis | sandicum |
| Dative | sandicī | sandicibus |
| Accusative | sandicem | sandicēs |
| Ablative | sandice | sandicibus |
| Vocative | sandix | sandicēs |
References
- sandix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sandix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette