Why is it der Pollex?

Pollex ends in the word die Lex. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: der Pollex.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Medicine, anatomy: the first finger, thumb

[1] Medizin, Anatomie: der erste Finger, Daumen

Examples

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Pollex die Pollices
Genitiv des Pollex der Pollices
Dativ dem Pollex den Pollices
Akkusativ den Pollex die Pollices

Pronunciation

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