bellatrix

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Latin

Etymology

From bellō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

Noun

bellātrīx f (genitive bellātrīcis, masculine bellātor); third declension

  1. a warrior woman, female warrior
  2. (in apposition) warlike

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bellātrīx bellātrīcēs
Genitive bellātrīcis bellātrīcum
Dative bellātrīcī bellātrīcibus
Accusative bellātrīcem bellātrīcēs
Ablative bellātrīce bellātrīcibus
Vocative bellātrīx bellātrīcēs

References

  • bellatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bellatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bellatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.