faenisex

Latin

Alternative forms

• foenisex, fēnisex, faeniseca, foeniseca, fēniseca

Etymology

From faenum (“hay”) +‎ -i- +‎ sec- (root of secō (“to cut”)) +‎ -s (non-neuter nominative singular suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfae̯.ni.seks/, [ˈfäe̯nɪs̠ɛks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ni.seks/, [ˈfɛːnis̬eks]

Noun

faenisex m (genitive faenisecis); third declension

1. hay-mower, hay-cutter
2. countryman, rustic

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faenisex	faenisecēs
Genitive	faenisecis	faenisecum
Dative	faenisecī	faenisecibus
Accusative	faenisecem	faenisecēs
Ablative	faenisece	faenisecibus
Vocative	faenisex	faenisecēs

Related terms

• germiniseca

References

• “faenisex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fēnisex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.