LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

āctrīx

āctrīx f (genitive āctrīcis, masculine āctor)
Classical[ˈaːk.triːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈak.triks]

Meaning

  1. doer (female)
  2. actress, actor (female) (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie)
  3. plaintiff (female)
  4. stewardess, steward (female)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeāctrīxāctrīcēs
genitiveāctrīcisāctrīcum
dativeāctrīcīāctrīcibus
accusativeāctrīcemāctrīcēs
ablativeāctrīceāctrīcibus
vocativeāctrīxāctrīcēs

actrix, īcis, f. actor.
I. A female plaintiff, Cod. Th. 7, 16, 41.—
II. A stewardess, Inscr. Murat. 913, 6.

Origins

From agō, āctum (“to do, to act”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, agentive suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanactriu
  • Englishactrix
  • Italianattrice
  • Frenchactricefrom Middle French actrice
  • Englishactricefrom Middle French actrice
  • Portugueseatriz
  • Spanishactriz
  • Asturianactriz
  • Galicianactriz
  • Bulgarianактри́саfrom Middle French actrice

Quick answers

What does āctrīx mean in Latin?
āctrīx, a noun, means “doer (female); actress, actor (female) (person who performs in a theatrical play or movie); plaintiff (female)”.
What is the genitive of āctrīx?
The genitive singular is āctrīcis. āctrīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce āctrīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈaːk.triːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈak.triks].