devoratrix

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Latin

Etymology

From dēvorō, dēvorātum (to swallow, verb) +‎ -trīx f (-ess, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēvorātrīx f (genitive dēvorātrīcis); third declension

  1. devourer (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēvorātrīx dēvorātrīcēs
genitive dēvorātrīcis dēvorātrīcum
dative dēvorātrīcī dēvorātrīcibus
accusative dēvorātrīcem dēvorātrīcēs
ablative dēvorātrīce dēvorātrīcibus
vocative dēvorātrīx dēvorātrīcēs

References

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