seductrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From sēdūcō (“lead astray, seduce”) + -trīx (“-ess”, agent suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seːˈduk.triːks/, [s̠eːˈd̪ʊkt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈduk.triks/, [seˈd̪ukt̪riks]
Noun edit
sēductrīx f (genitive sēductrīcis, masculine sēductor); third declension
- a woman who seduces; a female seducer, seductress
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sēductrīx | sēductrīcēs |
| Genitive | sēductrīcis | sēductrīcum |
| Dative | sēductrīcī | sēductrīcibus |
| Accusative | sēductrīcem | sēductrīcēs |
| Ablative | sēductrīce | sēductrīcibus |
| Vocative | sēductrīx | sēductrīcēs |
References edit
- “seductrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- seductrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.