affectatrix
Latin
Etymology
From affectō, affectātum (“to strive after”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [af.fɛkˈtaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [af.fekˈt̪aː.t̪riks]
Noun
affectātrīx f (genitive affectātrīcis, masculine affectātor); third declension
- aspirant (zealous seeker) (female)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | affectātrīx | affectātrīcēs |
| genitive | affectātrīcis | affectātrīcum |
| dative | affectātrīcī | affectātrīcibus |
| accusative | affectātrīcem | affectātrīcēs |
| ablative | affectātrīce | affectātrīcibus |
| vocative | affectātrīx | affectātrīcēs |
References
- “affectatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “affectatrix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.