accusatrix
English
Etymology
From Latin accūsātrīx (“accuser (female)”). See: -rix.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation)1 IPA(key): /əˈkjusətɹɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation)2 IPA(key): /ækjuˈzeɪtɹɪks/
Noun
accusatrix (plural accusatrices)
- A female accusator.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusatrix.
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
Latin
Etymology
From accūsō (“blame, accuse”), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks/, [äkːuːˈs̠äːt̪riːks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ak.kuˈsa.triks/, [äkːuˈs̬äːt̪riks]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
| Genitive | accūsātrīcis | accūsātrīcum |
| Dative | accūsātrīcī | accūsātrīcibus |
| Accusative | accūsātrīcem | accūsātrīcēs |
| Ablative | accūsātrīce | accūsātrīcibus |
| Vocative | accūsātrīx | accūsātrīcēs |
Descendants
- English: accusatrix
- Italian: accusatrice
References
- “accusatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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