corruptrix
Latin
Etymology
From corrumpō, corruptum (“corrupt, seduce”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔrˈrʊp.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [korˈrup.t̪riks]
Noun
corruptrīx f (genitive corruptrīcis); third declension
- a seductress (woman who seduces); female equivalent of corruptor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
| genitive | corruptrīcis | corruptrīcum |
| dative | corruptrīcī | corruptrīcibus |
| accusative | corruptrīcem | corruptrīcēs |
| ablative | corruptrīce | corruptrīcibus |
| vocative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
References
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers