fictrix

Latin

Etymology

fictus, perfect passive participle of fingō (“to form, make”) +‎ -trīx

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfik.triːks/, [ˈfɪkt̪riːks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfik.triks/, [ˈfikt̪riks]

Noun

fictrīx f (genitive fictrīcis); third declension

  1. female equivalent of fictor (“maker, creator”)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fictrīx fictrīcēs
Genitive fictrīcis fictrīcum
Dative fictrīcī fictrīcibus
Accusative fictrīcem fictrīcēs
Ablative fictrīce fictrīcibus
Vocative fictrīx fictrīcēs

References
  • “fictrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “fictrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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