vicerex
Latin
Etymology
From vice- (“vice-”) + rēx (“king”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɪ.kɛ.reːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈviː.t͡ʃe.reks]
- Hyphenation: vi‧ce‧rēx
Noun
vicerēx m (genitive vicerēgis, feminine vicerēgīna); third declension
- viceroy (governor of a country)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vicerēx | vicerēgēs |
| genitive | vicerēgis | vicerēgum |
| dative | vicerēgī | vicerēgibus |
| accusative | vicerēgem | vicerēgēs |
| ablative | vicerēge | vicerēgibus |
| vocative | vicerēx | vicerēgēs |
Related terms
References
- "vicerex", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)