iudex

Latin
statua iūdicis (statue of a judge)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From iūs (“law”) + dicō (“indicate”), the same formation as iūdicō

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.deks/, [ˈjuː.dɛks]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈju.deks/, [ˈjuː.deks]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Noun

iūdex m (genitive iūdicis); third declension

  1. judge
  2. decider, umpire
  3. juror

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative iūdex iūdicēs
Genitive iūdicis iūdicum
Dative iūdicī iūdicibus
Accusative iūdicem iūdicēs
Ablative iūdice iūdicibus
Vocative iūdex iūdicēs

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Occitan: jutge
  • Old Portuguese: joiz
  • Portuguese: juiz
  • Romanian: jude
  • Sardinian: giuge
  • Sicilian: jùdici
  • Spanish: juez
  • Venetian: xudexe
  • Walloon: djudje

See also

References
  • iudex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • iudex in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • iudex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an impartial judge: iudex incorruptus
    • the case is still undecided: adhuc sub iudice lis est (Hor. A. P. 77)
    • the finding of the jury: sententiae iudicum
    • (ambiguous) to challenge, reject jurymen: iudices reicere (Verr. 3. 11. 28)
  • iudex in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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