cantrix

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cantrīx.

Noun[edit]

cantrix (plural cantrices)

  1. (archaic) A female singer.
    Synonyms: chanteuse, chantress, (obsolete, rare) singeress, songstress

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From canō +‎ -trīx.

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Noun[edit]

cantrīx f (genitive cantrīcis, masculine cantor); third declension

  1. songstress, singer (female)
  2. player (female)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cantrīx cantrīcēs
Genitive cantrīcis cantrīcum
Dative cantrīcī cantrīcibus
Accusative cantrīcem cantrīcēs
Ablative cantrīce cantrīcibus
Vocative cantrīx cantrīcēs

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