ambestrix
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ambedō (“I eat around, waste”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /amˈbeːs.triːks/, [ämˈbeːs̠t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /amˈbes.triks/, [ämˈbɛst̪riks]
Noun
[edit]ambēstrīx f (genitive ambēstrīcis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ambēstrīx | ambēstrīcēs |
| Genitive | ambēstrīcis | ambēstrīcum |
| Dative | ambēstrīcī | ambēstrīcibus |
| Accusative | ambēstrīcem | ambēstrīcēs |
| Ablative | ambēstrīce | ambēstrīcibus |
| Vocative | ambēstrīx | ambēstrīcēs |
References
[edit]- “ambestrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ambestrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.