lodix

Latin

Etymology

According to Walde and Hofmann probably of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈloː.diːks/, [ˈɫ̪oːd̪iːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlo.diks/, [ˈlɔːd̪iks]

Noun

lōdīx f (genitive lōdīcis); third declension

1. a small shaggy blanket or coverlet, sometimes also used as a carpet

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lōdīx	lōdīcēs
Genitive	lōdīcis	lōdīcum
Dative	lōdīcī	lōdīcibus
Accusative	lōdīcem	lōdīcēs
Ablative	lōdīce	lōdīcibus
Vocative	lōdīx	lōdīcēs

Derived terms

• Ancient Greek: λῶδιξ (lôdix, “blanket, coverlet; counterpane”)
  • Old Armenian: լօդիկ (lōdik)

References

• “lodix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “lodix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lodix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “lodix”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “lodix”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin