ultrix

Latin

Etymology

ulcīscor (“to avenge”) +‎ -trīx (feminine agent noun suffix). Compare ultor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.triːks/, [ˈʊɫ̪t̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.triks/, [ˈul̪t̪riks]

Noun

ultrīx f (genitive ultrīcis, masculine ultor); third declension

1. avenger, punisher (female)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ultrīx	ultrīcēs
Genitive	ultrīcis	ultrīcum
Dative	ultrīcī	ultrīcibus
Accusative	ultrīcem	ultrīcēs
Ablative	ultrīce	ultrīcibus
Vocative	ultrīx	ultrīcēs

Descendants

• Italian: ultrice
• Spanish: ultriz

References

• “ultrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ultrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ultrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.