sortifex
Latin
Etymology
sors (“share in an inheritance”) + -fex
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsor.ti.feks/, [ˈsɔrt̪ifeks]
Noun
sortifex m (genitive sortificis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) coheir
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sortifex | sortificēs |
| Genitive | sortificis | sortificum |
| Dative | sortificī | sortificibus |
| Accusative | sortificem | sortificēs |
| Ablative | sortifice | sortificibus |
| Vocative | sortifex | sortificēs |
References
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “sortifex”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 981