contemplatrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From contemplātor (“observer, surveyor”) + -trīx (“-ess”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.temˈplaː.triːks/, [kɔn̪t̪ɛmˈpɫ̪äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.temˈpla.triks/, [kon̪t̪emˈpläːt̪riks]
Noun edit
contemplātrīx f (genitive contemplātrīcis, masculine contemplātor); third declension
- (rare) observer (female), contemplator (female)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | contemplātrīx | contemplātrīcēs |
| Genitive | contemplātrīcis | contemplātrīcum |
| Dative | contemplātrīcī | contemplātrīcibus |
| Accusative | contemplātrīcem | contemplātrīcēs |
| Ablative | contemplātrīce | contemplātrīcibus |
| Vocative | contemplātrīx | contemplātrīcēs |
References edit
- “contemplatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contemplatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.