receptrix
Latin
Etymology
From recipiō, receptum (“to take back”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛˈkɛp.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [reˈt͡ʃɛp.t̪riks]
Noun
receptrīx f (genitive receptrīcis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | receptrīx | receptrīcēs |
| genitive | receptrīcis | receptrīcum |
| dative | receptrīcī | receptrīcibus |
| accusative | receptrīcem | receptrīcēs |
| ablative | receptrīce | receptrīcibus |
| vocative | receptrīx | receptrīcēs |
Related terms
References
- “receptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “receptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- receptrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.