fictrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
fictus, perfect passive participle of fingō (“to form, make”) + -trīx
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfik.triːks/, [ˈfɪkt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfik.triks/, [ˈfikt̪riks]
Noun edit
fictrīx f (genitive fictrīcis); third declension
- female equivalent of fictor (“maker, creator”)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fictrīx | fictrīcēs |
| Genitive | fictrīcis | fictrīcum |
| Dative | fictrīcī | fictrīcibus |
| Accusative | fictrīcem | fictrīcēs |
| Ablative | fictrīce | fictrīcibus |
| Vocative | fictrīx | fictrīcēs |
References edit
- “fictrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fictrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers