piscatrix
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx. By surface analysis, piscator + -trix.
Noun
piscatrix (plural not attested)
- (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times.
- (humorous) A female angler.
- 1854, Mrs. Locke, Rosa St. Orme, and other tales, page 16:
- Lady Eda was reckoned by the learned in such matters to be a piscatrix of the most dexterous order; so that she only permitted Pierce to tie on her flies, but would not condescend to have further assistance from any one.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From piscor, piscātum (“to fish”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɪsˈkaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pisˈkaː.t̪riks]
Noun
piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | piscātrīx | piscātrīcēs |
genitive | piscātrīcis | piscātrīcum |
dative | piscātrīcī | piscātrīcibus |
accusative | piscātrīcem | piscātrīcēs |
ablative | piscātrīce | piscātrīcibus |
vocative | piscātrīx | piscātrīcēs |
References
- “piscatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- piscatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.