cantrix

English

Etymology

Noun

cantrix (plural cantrices)

A female cantor.

Latin

Etymology

From cantor (“male singer”) + -trīx.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.triːks/

Noun

cantrīx f (genitive cantrīcis); third declension

a female singer, songstress, player

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cantrīx	cantrīcēs
genitive	cantrīcis	cantrīcum
dative	cantrīcī	cantrīcibus
accusative	cantrīcem	cantrīcēs
ablative	cantrīce	cantrīcibus
vocative	cantrīx	cantrīcēs

Related terms

References

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

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