coniectrix

Latin

Etymology

From coniector (“interpreter, diviner, soothsayer”), from cōniciō (“bring together, connect; prophesy; conclude”), from con- (“with”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈi̯ek.triːks/, [kɔnˈi̯ɛkt̪riːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈjek.triks/, [konˈjɛkt̪riks]

Noun

coniectrīx f (genitive coniectrīcis); third declension

1. female interpreter (of dreams), diviner, seer or soothsayer

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	coniectrīx	coniectrīcēs
genitive	coniectrīcis	coniectrīcum
dative	coniectrīcī	coniectrīcibus
accusative	coniectrīcem	coniectrīcēs
ablative	coniectrīce	coniectrīcibus
vocative	coniectrīx	coniectrīcēs

Related terms

• cōniciō
• coniectānea
• coniectārius
• coniectātiō
• coniectiō
• coniectō
• coniector
• coniectūra
• cōniectus