obstetrix
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
obstetrix
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From obstō (“to stand before”) + -trix, or with the same elements.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈsteː.triːks/, [ɔpˈs̠t̪eːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈste.triks/, [obˈst̪ɛːt̪riks]
Noun[edit]
obstētrīx f (genitive obstētrīcis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obstētrīx | obstētrīcēs |
| Genitive | obstētrīcis | obstētrīcum |
| Dative | obstētrīcī | obstētrīcibus |
| Accusative | obstētrīcem | obstētrīcēs |
| Ablative | obstētrīce | obstētrīcibus |
| Vocative | obstētrīx | obstētrīcēs |
Derived terms[edit]
- obstētrīcius
- obstētricus (modern, medical)
- obstētricālis (modern, medical)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: obstetrix (learned)
References[edit]
- “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
- obstetrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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