seductrix
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sēdūcō (“lead astray, seduce”) + -trīx (“-ess”, agent suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /seːˈduk.triːks/, [s̠eːˈd̪ʊkt̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈduk.triks/, [seˈd̪ukt̪riks]
Noun
[edit]sēductrīx f (genitive sēductrīcis, masculine sēductor); third declension
- a woman who seduces; a female seducer, seductress
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēductrīx | sēductrīcēs |
| genitive | sēductrīcis | sēductrīcum |
| dative | sēductrīcī | sēductrīcibus |
| accusative | sēductrīcem | sēductrīcēs |
| ablative | sēductrīce | sēductrīcibus |
| vocative | sēductrīx | sēductrīcēs |
References
[edit]- “seductrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- seductrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.