tractatrix

Latin

Etymology

From tractō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /trakˈtaː.triːks/, [t̪räkˈt̪äːt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /trakˈta.triks/, [t̪räkˈt̪äːt̪riks]

Noun

tractātrīx f (genitive tractātrīcis); third declension

1. a masseuse

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tractātrīx	tractātrīcēs
Genitive	tractātrīcis	tractātrīcum
Dative	tractātrīcī	tractātrīcibus
Accusative	tractātrīcem	tractātrīcēs
Ablative	tractātrīce	tractātrīcibus
Vocative	tractātrīx	tractātrīcēs

References

• “tractatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• tractatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• tractatrix in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016