contemptrix
Latin
Etymology
From contemnō, contemptum (“to scorn”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtɛmp.triːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon̪ˈt̪ɛmp.t̪riks]
Noun
contemptrīx f (genitive contemptrīcis, masculine contemptor); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | contemptrīx | contemptrīcēs |
| genitive | contemptrīcis | contemptrīcum |
| dative | contemptrīcī | contemptrīcibus |
| accusative | contemptrīcem | contemptrīcēs |
| ablative | contemptrīce | contemptrīcibus |
| vocative | contemptrīx | contemptrīcēs |
References
- “contemptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “contemptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemptrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.