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apex.

point, top, summit; cap, crown; conical priest cap; highest honor; long mark over vowel; outlines of letters, letter; least particle, speck;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.pɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.peks]
  1. The extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top.

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. The small rod (generally of olive wood) at the top of the flamen's cap, wound around with a woolen cord or "thread".

    declension-3 · literally · masculine
  3. The conical leathern cap of an ancient Roman priest (the Flamen), ornamented with this rod.

    declension-3 · masculine
  4. Any hat or helmet; a crown.

    declension-3 · masculine
  5. A projecting point or summit.

    declension-3 · literally · masculine
  6. A projecting point or summit. The highest ornament or honor; the crown of a thing.

    declension-3 · figuratively · literally · masculine
  7. The macron (long mark over a vowel).

    declension-3 · masculine
  8. The tilde.

    declension-3 · masculine
  9. A letter or any other writing.

    declension-3 · masculine
  10. A letter or any other writing. The forms or outlines of the letters.

    declension-3 · masculine
  11. (of the point or apex of a Hebrew letter) The least particle, tittle.

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-3 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *apeks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). De Vaan approches this connection with caution since a link with apiō is through some meanings feasible in addition to the observation that most ex, -icis are technical terms without Indo-European origin.

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