accusatrix

accusatrix

English

Etymology

From Latin accūsātrix (“female accuser”). See: -rix.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)¹ IPA^(key): /əˈkjusətɹɪks/
• (Received Pronunciation)² IPA^(key): /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪks/

Noun

accusatrix (plural accusatrices)

1. A female accusator.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:accusatrix.

References

1. The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)

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Latin

Etymology

From accūsō (“blame, accuse”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks/

Noun

accūsātrīx f (genitive accūsātrīcis); third declension

1. a female accuser, accusatrix

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	accūsātrīx	accūsātrīcēs
Genitive	accūsātrīcis	accūsātrīcum
Dative	accūsātrīcī	accūsātrīcibus
Accusative	accūsātrīcem	accūsātrīcēs
Ablative	accūsātrīce	accūsātrīcibus
Vocative	accūsātrīx	accūsātrīcēs

Related terms

• accūsābilis
• accūsātiō
• accūsātīvus
• accūsātor

• accūsātōriē
• accūsātōrius
• accūsitō
• accūsō

Descendants

• English: accusatrix
• Italian: accusatrice

References

• accusatrix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press