ambestrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From ambedō (“I eat around, waste”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /amˈbeːs.triːks/, [ämˈbeːs̠t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈbes.triks/, [ämˈbɛst̪riks]
Noun edit
ambēstrīx f (genitive ambēstrīcis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ambēstrīx | ambēstrīcēs |
| Genitive | ambēstrīcis | ambēstrīcum |
| Dative | ambēstrīcī | ambēstrīcibus |
| Accusative | ambēstrīcem | ambēstrīcēs |
| Ablative | ambēstrīce | ambēstrīcibus |
| Vocative | ambēstrīx | ambēstrīcēs |
References edit
- “ambestrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ambestrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.