altrix
Latin
Noun
altrīx f (genitive altrīcis); third declension
- nourisher, cherisher, sustainer (female)
- wetnurse
- foster mother
- motherland
Declension
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
- English: altricial
References
- “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.