amatrix

Latin

Etymology

From amō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmaː.triːks/, [äˈmäːt̪riːks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈma.triks/, [äˈmäːt̪riks]

Noun

amātrīx f (genitive amātrīcis, masculine amātor); third declension

  1. A female lover, a beloved

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amātrīx amātrīcēs
Genitive amātrīcis amātrīcum
Dative amātrīcī amātrīcibus
Accusative amātrīcem amātrīcēs
Ablative amātrīce amātrīcibus
Vocative amātrīx amātrīcēs

Descendants
  • → Middle French: amatrice

References
  • “amatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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