corruptrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
corruptor (“seducer”) + -trīx
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈrup.triːks/, [kɔrˈrʊpt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈrup.triks/, [korˈrupt̪riks]
Noun edit
corruptrīx f (genitive corruptrīcis); third declension
- a seductress (woman who seduces); female equivalent of corruptor
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
Genitive | corruptrīcis | corruptrīcum |
Dative | corruptrīcī | corruptrīcibus |
Accusative | corruptrīcem | corruptrīcēs |
Ablative | corruptrīce | corruptrīcibus |
Vocative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
References edit
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers