cantatrix

Latin

Etymology

From cantō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kanˈtaː.triːks/, [kän̪ˈt̪äːt̪riːks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kanˈta.triks/, [kän̪ˈt̪äːt̪riks]

Noun

cantātrīx f (genitive cantātrīcis, masculine cantātor); third declension

  1. songstress, singer (female)
    Synonym: cantrīx
  2. player (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs
Genitive cantātrīcis cantātrīcum
Dative cantātrīcī cantātrīcibus
Accusative cantātrīcem cantātrīcēs
Ablative cantātrīce cantātrīcibus
Vocative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs

Adjective

cantātrīx (genitive cantātrīcis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (relational) singing; musical

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs cantātrīcia
Genitive cantātrīcis cantātrīcium
Dative cantātrīcī cantātrīcibus
Accusative cantātrīcem cantātrīx cantātrīcēs cantātrīcia
Ablative cantātrīcī cantātrīcibus
Vocative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs cantātrīcia

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