vertex
From vertō (“to turn around, turn about”).
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛr.tɛks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛr.t̪eks]
Noun
vertex m (genitive verticis); third declension
- whirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex
- eddy of wind or flame, whirlwind, coil of flame
- (literally, anatomy) top, crown of the head
- (poetic) head
- vacuus vertex ― an empty head
- pole of the heavens (north or south)
- highest point, top, peak, summit (of a mountain, house, tree, etc.)
- Synonyms: cacūmen, apex, culmen, fastīgium, summitās
- Antonym: fundus
- a vertice ― from above/at the top
- in verticem ― upright/vertically
- (figurative, poetic) highest, uttermost, greatest
Inflection
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vertex | verticēs |
| genitive | verticis | verticum |
| dative | verticī | verticibus |
| accusative | verticem | verticēs |
| ablative | vertice | verticibus |
| vocative | vertex | verticēs |