actrix

Latin

Etymology

From āctor (“doer, actor”), from agō (“do, act”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaːk.triːks/

Noun

āctrīx f (genitive āctrīcis); third declension

a female plaintiff
a stewardess

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	āctrīx	āctrīcēs
genitive	āctrīcis	āctrīcum
dative	āctrīcī	āctrīcibus
accusative	āctrīcem	āctrīcēs
ablative	āctrīce	āctrīcibus
vocative	āctrīx	āctrīcēs

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: actriu
French: actrice
Italian: attrice
Portuguese: atriz
Spanish: actriz

References

actrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
actrix in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
actrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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