caudex, caudicis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
trunk of tree; piece/hunk of wood; blockhead; (bound) book; note/account book;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caudex | caudices |
| Gen. | caudicis | caudicum, caudicium |
| Dat. | caudici | caudicibus |
| Acc. | caudicem | caudices |
| Voc. | caudex | caudices |
| Abl. | caudice | caudicibus |
Examples
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...harum rerum convenit quae sunt dicta in stulto, caudex stipes asinu' plumbeus; in illum nil potest: exsuperat..."de Brevitate Vitae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...Romanis primus persuaserit nauem conscendere (Claudius is fuit, Caudex ob hoc ipsum appellatus quia plurium tabularum contextus caudex..."