piscatrix

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx.

Noun[edit]

piscatrix (plural not attested)

  1. (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times.
  2. (humorous) A female angler.
    • 1854, Mrs. Locke, Rosa St. Orme, and other tales, page 16:
      Lady Eda was reckoned by the learned in such matters to be a piscatrix of the most dexterous order; so that she only permitted Pierce to tie on her flies, but would not condescend to have further assistance from any one.

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From piscor +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor); third declension

  1. fisherwoman

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative piscātrīx piscātrīcēs
Genitive piscātrīcis piscātrīcum
Dative piscātrīcī piscātrīcibus
Accusative piscātrīcem piscātrīcēs
Ablative piscātrīce piscātrīcibus
Vocative piscātrīx piscātrīcēs

References[edit]

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