Iudices

See also: iudices, Judices, and judices

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Jūdicēs (Mediaeval, Renaissance, and New Latin)
  • Iūd., Jūd. (Biblical-citation abbreviations)

Etymology

A calque of the Septuagint’s Ancient Greek Κρῐταί (Kritaí, “Judges”), use as a proper noun of κρῐταί (kritaí, “judges”), the nominative plural form of κρῐτής (kritḗs, “judge”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.di.keːs/, [ˈjuː.dɪ.keːs]

Proper noun

Iūdicēs m pl (genitive Iūdicum); third declension

  1. (more fully “Liber Iūdicum”) [Book of] Judges (book of the Bible)

Declension

Third declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Iūdicēs
Genitive Iūdicum
Dative Iūdicibus
Accusative Iūdicēs
Ablative Iūdicibus
Vocative Iūdicēs

Further reading
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