tonstrix
Latin
Etymology
From tōnsor (“hair cutter, barber”) + -trīx; from tondeō (“shear, shave”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈton.striːks/, [ˈt̪õːs̠t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈton.striks/, [ˈt̪ɔnst̪riks]
Noun
tōnstrīx f (genitive tōnstrīcis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
Genitive | tōnstrīcis | tōnstrīcum |
Dative | tōnstrīcī | tōnstrīcibus |
Accusative | tōnstrīcem | tōnstrīcēs |
Ablative | tōnstrīce | tōnstrīcibus |
Vocative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
Related terms
References
- “tonstrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tonstrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.