obstetrix
English
Etymology
Noun
obstetrix
- (formal) A midwife.
Latin
Alternative forms
- obstītrix
Etymology
From obstō (“to stand before”), or with the same elements.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /opˈsteː.triːks/, [ɔpˈsteː.triːks]
Noun
obstētrīx f (genitive obstētrīcis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obstētrīx | obstētrīcēs |
| genitive | obstētrīcis | obstētrīcum |
| dative | obstētrīcī | obstētrīcibus |
| accusative | obstētrīcem | obstētrīcēs |
| ablative | obstētrīce | obstētrīcibus |
| vocative | obstētrīx | obstētrīcēs |
Descendants
- French: obstétrique
- Italian: ostetrica
References
- obstetrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obstetrix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obstetrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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