altrix
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.triːks/, [ˈäɫ̪t̪riːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.triks/, [ˈäl̪t̪riks]
Noun[edit]
altrīx f (genitive altrīcis, masculine altor); third declension
- nourisher, cherisher, sustainer (female)
- wetnurse
- foster mother
- motherland
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
| Genitive | altrīcis | altrīcum |
| Dative | altrīcī | altrīcibus |
| Accusative | altrīcem | altrīcēs |
| Ablative | altrīce | altrīcibus |
| Vocative | altrīx | altrīcēs |
Descendants[edit]
- English: altricial
References[edit]
- “altrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “altrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- altrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.