carnifex

English

Etymology

From Latin carnifex (“butcher”)

Noun

carnifex (plural carnifexes)

  1. (rare, literary) An executioner.
  2. (rare, literary) A butcher.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • carnufex

Etymology

From carni(s) (“flesh”) +‎ -fex (“suffix representing a maker or producer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.ni.feks/, [ˈkar.nɪ.fɛks]

Noun

carnifex m (genitive carnificis); third declension

  1. butcher, knacker (one who slaughters and renders worn-out livestock)[1]
  2. executioner, hangman
  3. tormenter, murderer
  4. scoundrel, villain

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative carnifex carnificēs
genitive carnificis carnificum
dative carnificī carnificibus
accusative carnificem carnificēs
ablative carnifice carnificibus
vocative carnifex carnificēs

Descendants

References

  • carnifex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • carnifex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • carnifex in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • carnifex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • carnifex in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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