obstetrix

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English

Etymology

From Latin obstetrix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

obstetrix

  1. (formal) A midwife.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From obstō (“to stand before”) +‎ -trix, or with the same elements.

Pronunciation

Noun

obstetrīx f (genitive obstetrīcis); third declension

  1. midwife

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative obstetrīx obstetrīcēs
genitive obstetrīcis obstetrīcum
dative obstetrīcī obstetrīcibus
accusative obstetrīcem obstetrīcēs
ablative obstetrīce obstetrīcibus
vocative obstetrīx obstetrīcēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: obstetrix (learned)

References

  1. ^ obstĕtrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  2. ^ Lindsay, W. M. (1894) The Latin Language, page 191

Further reading

  • “obstetrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obstetrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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