captrix

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Latin

Etymology

From the verb capio (“I take, capture, seize”).

Pronunciation

Noun

captrix f (genitive captricis); third declension

  1. who catches or captures
  2. a female captor

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative captrix captricēs
Genitive captricis captricum
Dative captricī captricibus
Accusative captricem captricēs
Ablative captrice captricibus
Vocative captrix captricēs

Related terms

References

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