accusatrix
English
Etymology
From Latin accūsātrīx (“accuser (female)”). By surface analysis, accusator + -trix.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)1 IPA(key): /əˈkjusətɹɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation)2 IPA(key): /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪks/
Noun
accusatrix (plural accusatrices)
- A female accusator.
- Synonym: accuseress
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusatrix.
References
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
Latin
Etymology
From accūsō, accūsātum (“blame, accuse”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ak.kuˈs̬aː.t̪riks]
Noun
accūsātrīx f (genitive accūsātrīcis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
| genitive | accūsātrīcis | accūsātrīcum |
| dative | accūsātrīcī | accūsātrīcibus |
| accusative | accūsātrīcem | accūsātrīcēs |
| ablative | accūsātrīce | accūsātrīcibus |
| vocative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: accusatrix
- Italian: accusatrice
References
- “accusatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press