tractatrix

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Latin

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Etymology

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From tractō +‎ -trīx.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tractātrīx f (genitive tractātrīcis, masculine tractātor); third declension

  1. (Classical Latin) masseuse
  2. (Classical Latin) manager
  3. (Late Latin) commentator, speaker
  4. (Late Latin) accountant
  5. (Medieval Latin) entrepreneur, person responsible for shipping and handling merchandise on behalf of an investor

Declension

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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

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  • 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