[ˈkoː.dɛks], [ˈkɔː.deks]
OriginOriginally an alternative form of caudex, showing 'rustic' monophthongization of /au̯/ to /oː/.
- declension-3tree trunk; book, notebook
“That was Claudius, who for this reason was called Caudex because a structure linking several wooden planks was called in antiquity a caudex. Hence too the Law Tables are called codices, and even today”
Formscōdex(canonical, masculine) · cōdicis(genitive) · cōdex(nominative, singular) · cōdicēs(nominative, plural) · cōdicis(genitive, singular) · cōdicum(genitive, plural) · cōdicī(dative, singular) · cōdicibus(dative, plural) · cōdicem(accusative, singular) · cōdicēs(accusative, plural) · cōdice(ablative, singular) · cōdicibus(ablative, plural) · cōdex(singular, vocative) · cōdicēs(plural, vocative)
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