corruptrix
Latin
Etymology
corruptor (“seducer”) + -trīx
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈrup.triːks/, [kɔrˈrʊpt̪riːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈrup.triks/, [korˈrupt̪riks]
Noun
corruptrīx f (genitive corruptrīcis); third declension
- a seductress (woman who seduces); female equivalent of corruptor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
| Genitive | corruptrīcis | corruptrīcum |
| Dative | corruptrīcī | corruptrīcibus |
| Accusative | corruptrīcem | corruptrīcēs |
| Ablative | corruptrīce | corruptrīcibus |
| Vocative | corruptrīx | corruptrīcēs |
References
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corruptrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers