LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

accūsātrīx

accūsātrīx f (genitive accūsātrīcis)
Classical[ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ak.kuˈs̬aː.triks]

Meaning

  1. a female accuser, accusatrix

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaccūsātrīxaccūsātrīcēs
genitiveaccūsātrīcisaccūsātrīcum
dativeaccūsātrīcīaccūsātrīcibus
accusativeaccūsātrīcemaccūsātrīcēs
ablativeaccūsātrīceaccūsātrīcibus
vocativeaccūsātrīxaccūsātrīcēs

accūsātrix, īcis, f. id.,
I. she who makes accusation against any one, a female accuser (v. accuso no. I.): tu mi accusatrix ades, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 10; so Plin. Ep. 10, 67; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 102 Lind.

Origins

From accūsō, accūsātum (“blame, accuse”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix), from ad (“to, towards, at”) + causa (“cause, reason, account, lawsuit”).

Descendants
  • Englishaccusatrix
  • Frenchaccusatrice
  • Italianaccusatrice

Quick answers

What does accūsātrīx mean in Latin?
accūsātrīx, a noun, means “a female accuser, accusatrix”.
What is the genitive of accūsātrīx?
The genitive singular is accūsātrīcis. accūsātrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce accūsātrīx?
In classical Latin, [ak.kuːˈsaː.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ak.kuˈs̬aː.triks].