tonstrix

Latin

Etymology

From tōnsor (“hair cutter, barber”) + -trīx; from tondeō (“shear, shave”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈton.striːks/, [ˈtõː.striːks]

Noun

tōnstrīx f (genitive tōnstrīcis); third declension

a female hair cutter, barber

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tōnstrīx	tōnstrīcēs
genitive	tōnstrīcis	tōnstrīcum
dative	tōnstrīcī	tōnstrīcibus
accusative	tōnstrīcem	tōnstrīcēs
ablative	tōnstrīce	tōnstrīcibus
vocative	tōnstrīx	tōnstrīcēs

Related terms

tōnstrīcula
tōnstrīna
tōnstrīnum
tōnsūra
tōnsus

References

tonstrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
tonstrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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