sexvir
English
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Noun
sexvir (plural sexvirs or sexviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of six officials.
Related terms
Latin
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Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsek.su̯ir/, [ˈs̠ɛks̠u̯ɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈseks.vir/, [ˈsɛɡzvir]
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sexvir | sexvirī |
| Genitive | sexvirī | sexvirōrum |
| Dative | sexvirō | sexvirīs |
| Accusative | sexvirum | sexvirōs |
| Ablative | sexvirō | sexvirīs |
| Vocative | sexvir | sexvirī |
References
- “sexvir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sexvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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