tractatrix
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /trakˈtaː.triːks/, [t̪räkˈt̪äːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /trakˈta.triks/, [t̪räkˈt̪äːt̪riks]
Noun edit
tractātrīx f (genitive tractātrīcis, masculine tractātor); third declension
- (Classical Latin) masseuse
- (Classical Latin) manager
- (Late Latin) commentator, speaker
- (Late Latin) accountant
- (Medieval Latin) entrepreneur, person responsible for shipping and handling merchandise on behalf of an investor
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tractātrīx | tractātrīcēs |
| Genitive | tractātrīcis | tractātrīcum |
| Dative | tractātrīcī | tractātrīcibus |
| Accusative | tractātrīcem | tractātrīcēs |
| Ablative | tractātrīce | tractātrīcibus |
| Vocative | tractātrīx | tractātrīcēs |
References edit
- “tractatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tractatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- tractatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016