amatrix

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.triːks/, [äˈmäːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.triks/, [äˈmäːt̪riks]

Noun

amātrīx f (genitive amātrīcis); third declension

1. A female lover.
2. vocative singular of amātrīx

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amātrīx	amātrīcēs
Genitive	amātrīcis	amātrīcum
Dative	amātrīcī	amātrīcibus
Accusative	amātrīcem	amātrīcēs
Ablative	amātrīce	amātrīcibus
Vocative	amātrīx	amātrīcēs

Related terms

• amāre
• amātor
• amor

References

• “amatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.