interfectrix
Latin edit
Noun edit
interfectrīx f (genitive interfectrīcis, masculine interfector); third declension
- murderess, murderer (female)
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:9
- ergo cum pro culpa sua increparet puellam respondit ei dicens amplius ex te non videamus filium aut filiam super terram interfectrix virorum tuorum
- So when she reproved the maid for her fault, she answered her, saying: May we never see son, or daughter of thee upon the earth, thou murderer of thy husbands.
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:9
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | interfectrīx | interfectrīcēs |
| Genitive | interfectrīcis | interfectrīcum |
| Dative | interfectrīcī | interfectrīcibus |
| Accusative | interfectrīcem | interfectrīcēs |
| Ablative | interfectrīce | interfectrīcibus |
| Vocative | interfectrīx | interfectrīcēs |
References edit
- “interfectrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interfectrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- interfectrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.