accusatrix
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin accūsātrīx (“accuser (female)”). See: -rix.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation)1 IPA(key): /əˈkjusətɹɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation)2 IPA(key): /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪks/
Noun edit
accusatrix (plural accusatrices)
- A female accusator.
- Synonym: accuseress
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusatrix.
References edit
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From accūsō (“blame, accuse”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks/, [äkːuːˈs̠äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ak.kuˈsa.triks/, [äkːuˈs̬äːt̪riks]
Noun edit
accūsātrīx f (genitive accūsātrīcis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
Genitive | accūsātrīcis | accūsātrīcum |
Dative | accūsātrīcī | accūsātrīcibus |
Accusative | accūsātrīcem | accūsātrīcēs |
Ablative | accūsātrīce | accūsātrīcibus |
Vocative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: accusatrix
- Italian: accusatrice
References edit
- “accusatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press