tonstrix
Latin
Etymology
From tōnsor (“hair cutter, barber”) + -trīx; from tondeō (“shear, shave”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈton.striːks/, [ˈtõː.striːks]
Noun
tōnstrīx f (genitive tōnstrīcis); third declension
- a female hair cutter, barber
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
| Genitive | tōnstrīcis | tōnstrīcum |
| Dative | tōnstrīcī | tōnstrīcibus |
| Accusative | tōnstrīcem | tōnstrīcēs |
| Ablative | tōnstrīce | tōnstrīcibus |
| Vocative | tōnstrīx | tōnstrīcēs |
Related terms
- tondeō
- tōnsilis
- tōnsiō
- tōnsor
- tōnsōrius
- tōnstrīcula
- tōnstrīna
- tōnstrīnum
- tōnsūra
- tōnsus
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