calumniatrix

Latin

Etymology

From calumnior +‎ trīx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.lum.niˈaː.triːks/, [käɫ̪ʊmniˈäːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.lum.niˈa.triks/, [kälumniˈäːt̪riks]

Noun

calumniātrīx f (genitive calumniātrīcis); third declension

1. one who makes false accusations (female), slanderer
2. pettifogger; chicaner (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	calumniātrīx	calumniātrīcēs
Genitive	calumniātrīcis	calumniātrīcum
Dative	calumniātrīcī	calumniātrīcibus
Accusative	calumniātrīcem	calumniātrīcēs
Ablative	calumniātrīce	calumniātrīcibus
Vocative	calumniātrīx	calumniātrīcēs

Related terms

• calumniator

References

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