altrix
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈal.triːks/, [ˈäɫ̪t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.triks/, [ˈäl̪t̪riks]
Noun
[edit]altrīx f (genitive altrīcis, masculine altor); third declension
- nourisher, cherisher, sustainer (female)
- wetnurse / wet-nurse / wet nurse
- foster mother
- motherland
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
Genitive | altrīcis | altrīcum |
Dative | altrīcī | altrīcibus |
Accusative | altrīcem | altrīcēs |
Ablative | altrīce | altrīcibus |
Vocative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
Descendants
[edit]- English: altricial
References
[edit]- “altrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “altrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- altrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.