saltatrix
Latin
Etymology
From saltō, saltātum (“to dance”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [saɫˈtaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sal̪ˈt̪aː.t̪riks]
Noun
saltātrīx f (genitive saltātrīcis, masculine saltātor); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | saltātrīx | saltātrīcēs |
| genitive | saltātrīcis | saltātrīcum |
| dative | saltātrīcī | saltātrīcibus |
| accusative | saltātrīcem | saltātrīcēs |
| ablative | saltātrīce | saltātrīcibus |
| vocative | saltātrīx | saltātrīcēs |
Derived terms
- saltātrīcula
Related terms
References
- “saltatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “saltatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- saltatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.