cantatrix

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Latin

Etymology

From cantō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

Noun

cantātrīx f (genitive cantātrīcis, masculine cantātor); third declension

  1. songstress, singer (female)
    Synonym: cantrīx
  2. player (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs
genitive cantātrīcis cantātrīcum
dative cantātrīcī cantātrīcibus
accusative cantātrīcem cantātrīcēs
ablative cantātrīce cantātrīcibus
vocative cantātrīx cantātrīcēs

Adjective

cantātrīx f

  1. (relational) singing; musical

Declension

Third-declension feminine-only adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
nominative — cantātrīx — cantātrīcēs
genitive — cantātrīcis — cantātrīcium
cantātrīcum
dative — cantātrīcī — cantātrīcibus
accusative — cantātrīcem — cantātrīcēs
ablative — cantātrīce
cantātrīcī 		— cantātrīcibus
vocative — cantātrīx — cantātrīcēs

References

  • “cantatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cantatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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