artifex

Latin

Etymology

From ar(ti) (“art”) +‎ -fex (“suffix representing a maker or producer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.ti.feks/, [ˈar.tɪ.fɛks]

Noun

artifex m, f (genitive artificis); third declension

  1. artist, actor
  2. craftsman, master (of a craft)
    • Vitruvius, De Architectura, Book I, Chapter I, section 3; English translation by Frank Granger
      Neque enim ingenium sine disciplina aut disciplina sine ingenio perfectum artificem potest efficere.
      For neither talent without instruction nor instruction without talent can produce the perfect craftsman.
  3. mastermind, schemer

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative artifex artificēs
genitive artificis artificum
dative artificī artificibus
accusative artificem artificēs
ablative artifice artificibus
vocative artifex artificēs

Adjective

artifex (genitive artificis); third declension

  1. skilled, artistic
  2. expert
  3. artful, cunning
  4. creative

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative artifex artificēs artificia
genitive artificis artificium
dative artificī artificibus
accusative artificem artifex artificēs artificia
ablative artificī artificibus
vocative artifex artificēs artificia

References

  • artifex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • artifex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • artifex in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • artifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an accomplished dialectician: disserendi peritus et artifex
  • artifex in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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