confectrix

Latin

Etymology

From perfect passive participle cōnfectus +‎ -trīx, from cōnficiō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈfek.triːks/, [kõːˈfɛkt̪riːks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈfek.triks/, [koɱˈfɛkt̪riks]

Noun

cōnfectrīx f (genitive cōnfectrīcis, masculine cōnfector); third declension

  1. one who destroys, a destroyer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōnfectrīx cōnfectrīcēs
Genitive cōnfectrīcis cōnfectrīcum
Dative cōnfectrīcī cōnfectrīcibus
Accusative cōnfectrīcem cōnfectrīcēs
Ablative cōnfectrīce cōnfectrīcibus
Vocative cōnfectrīx cōnfectrīcēs

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