piscatrix
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx.
Noun
[edit]piscatrix (plural not attested)
- (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times.
- (humorous) A female angler.
- 1854, Mrs. Locke, Rosa St. Orme, and other tales, page 16:
- Lady Eda was reckoned by the learned in such matters to be a piscatrix of the most dexterous order; so that she only permitted Pierce to tie on her flies, but would not condescend to have further assistance from any one.
Related terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pisˈkaː.triːks/, [pɪs̠ˈkäːt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pisˈka.triks/, [pisˈkäːt̪riks]
Noun
[edit]piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | piscātrīx | piscātrīcēs |
| genitive | piscātrīcis | piscātrīcum |
| dative | piscātrīcī | piscātrīcibus |
| accusative | piscātrīcem | piscātrīcēs |
| ablative | piscātrīce | piscātrīcibus |
| vocative | piscātrīx | piscātrīcēs |
References
[edit]- “piscatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- piscatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- en:Fishing
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